Chinese Character 案 Meanings and components.

Form

案

Meaning

案 meaning[3] in English

(Legal) Case.

Incident.

Record.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 案 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname An (安) , and surname Mu (木)

Its radical[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with JVD

How to write 案

To write案an4(legal) case you should write a combination of 安an1surname An , 木mu4surname Mu arranged in a 吕 shape:

安 + 木 = 案

案 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 案 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 案, looks as follow:

案
Pinyin:an4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Legal) Case . Incident . Record . File . Table
安
Pinyin:an1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname An
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
女
Pinyin:nv3
Meaning[3]: Female . Woman . Daughter
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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