案 àn file
file; legal case; table
How to remember 案: 安 peace + 木 tree = file. After weeks without peace, the detective sits with her laptop under a tree in the park and finally closes the file.
Component breakdown
案 = 安 peace + 木 tree
- 安 peace
- 宀 house
- 女 woman
- 木 tree
After weeks without peace, the detective sits with her laptop under a tree in the park and finally closes the file.
How it is used
- A (legal) case / a plan / a proposal - 答案 (dá'àn) answer, 方案 (fāng'àn) plan/scheme, 案件 (ànjiàn) legal case, 案例 (ànlì) example case.
- 档案 (dàng'àn) files/records; 图案 (tú'àn) a design/pattern.
- The 'proposal' sense: 提案 a motion/bill. Original meaning is a table/desk.
Words with 案
- 答案dá'ànanswerHSK 4
- 方案fāng’ànplanHSK 5
- 图案tú’àndesignHSK 6
- 案例ànlìcaseHSK 6
- 档案dàng’ànfileHSK 6
- 个案gè’ànindividual caseHSK 7
- 报案bào’ànto report a case to the authoritiesHSK 7
- 案件ànjiàncaseHSK 7
- 破案pò’ànto solve a criminal caseHSK 7
- 草案cǎo’àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)HSK 7
- 立案lì’ànto register (to an official organism)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 这是正确答案。 Zhè shì zhèngquè dá'àn.This is the correct answer.
- 请告诉我答案。 Qǐng gàosu wǒ dá'àn.Please tell me the answer.
- 同事们在讨论方案。 Tóngshìmen zài tǎolùn fāng'àn.The colleagues are discussing a project.
- 他解释了自己的方案。 Tā jiěshìle zìjǐ de fāng'àn.He explained his plan.