àn

common

Meaning of

案 means table; desk; long flat board; ancient wooden serving tray. Pronounced àn.

  • table; desk; long flat board
  • ancient wooden serving tray
  • legal case; lawsuit

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shū
běn
fàng
zài
tiáo
àn
shàng
 

He put the books on the long table.

Lǎo
shī
zhàn
zài
shū
àn
qián
gǎi
zuò
 

The teacher stood at the desk grading homework.

Tīng
dào
xiāo
hòu
pāi
àn
ér
 
shí
fēn
fèn
 

He slammed the table and stood up, extremely angry.

dǒng
diàn
chén
liè
zhe
zhāng
qīng
dài
de
huà
àn
 

The antique shop displays a painting desk from the Qing Dynasty.

Zhè
jiā
cān
tīng
de
tái
àn
shè
de
hěn
jiǎn
yuē
 

The bar counter of this restaurant is designed very simply.