案 àn — (legal) case; incident; record; file; table
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.
Common words: 答案 (dá àn)、方案 (fāng àn)、图案 (tú àn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "incident"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "incident", including 案 (àn), 遭 (zāo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "incident" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 案 (àn), 遭 (zāo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span àn, zāo — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 案 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 案 àn(legal) case; incident; record; file; tableUseful words: 答案, 方案
- 遭 zāoa time; incident; meet by chance; turnUseful words: 遭到, 遭遇
Common words for these 2 "incident" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 案 (àn) — so "incident" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
答案dá ànanswer; solution方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill图案tú àndesign; pattern遭到zāo dàoto suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)遭遇zāo yùto meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse)遭受zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "incident".
遭 zāo — a time; incident; meet by chance; turn
这次旅行中他们遭遇了一场大雨。Zhè cì lǚ xíng zhōng tā men zāo yù le yì chǎng dà yǔ.On this trip they ran into a heavy rain.
Common words: 遭到 (zāo dào)、遭遇 (zāo yù)、遭受 (zāo shòu)
All 2 characters
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