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案 - àn

table, bench; legal case

table, bench; legal case

How to read 案

Click 案 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinàn
Englishtable, bench; legal case
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

案件 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 案例. Please read 案卷 one more time.

Common words with this character

case; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]
case ; instance; example
records; files; archives
long table; counter; case ; matter; project; job

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 案 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 案件 and 案例 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 案.