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 "record"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "record", including 案 (àn), 纪 (jì), 籍 (jí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "record" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 案 (àn), 纪 (jì), 籍 (jí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span àn, jì, jí — 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
- 纪 jìdiscipline; age; era; period; order; recordUseful words: 世纪, 纪念
- 籍 jí(surname); record; register; native placeUseful words: 国籍, 书籍
Common words for these 3 "record" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 案 (àn) — so "record" 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世纪shì jìcentury纪念jì niànto commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake年纪nián jìage国籍guó jínationality书籍shū jíbooks; works籍贯jí guànone's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)
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 3 ways to say "record".
纪 jì — discipline; age; era; period; order; record
这座建筑有几个世纪的历史。Zhè zuò jiàn zhù yǒu jǐ ge shì jì de lì shǐ.This building has a history of several centuries.
Common words: 世纪 (shì jì)、纪念 (jì niàn)、年纪 (nián jì)
籍 jí — (surname); record; register; native place
请填写你的姓名和籍贯。Qǐng tián xiě nǐ de xìng míng hé jí guàn.Please fill in your name and place of origin.
Common words: 国籍 (guó jí)、书籍 (shū jí)、籍贯 (jí guàn)
All 3 characters
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