案 · àn · (legal) case
Learn the Chinese character 案 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 案.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 案
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 案.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 答案dá’ànanswer
- 方案fāng’ànplan
- 案例ànlìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc)
- 档案dàng’ànfile
- 图案tú’àndesign
- 案件ànjiàncase
- 报案bào’ànto report a case to the authorities
- 草案cǎo’àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 个案gè’ànindividual case
- 立案lì’ànto register (to an official organism)
- 破案pò’ànto solve a criminal case
Real usage
Example sentences with 案
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 案 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 案
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 案 mean in Chinese?
案 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: (legal) case.
How do you pronounce 案?
案 is shown as àn.
Is 案 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 案 is HSK 4 recognition character #2.
Can I practise writing 案?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 handwriting practice
- 11 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #2.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.