Meaning
(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
Chinese: 案件、方案或桌案。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “an” becomes a different word in each tone. 案 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 答案dá ànanswer; solution
- 方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill
- 图案tú àndesign; pattern
- 案件àn jiàncase; instance
- 档案dàng ànfile; record; archive
Example Sentence
警察正在调查这个案件。Jǐng chá zhèng zài diào chá zhè ge àn jiàn.The police are investigating this case.
警察Jǐng chápolice正zhèngfirst month of the lunar y在zàiat调查diào cháinvestigation这个zhè ge(pronoun) this案件àn jiàncase。