案
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(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
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Words with 案
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行动方案 | program of action | |
| 权利法案 | bill of rights | |
| 案子 | long table; counter; (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc); matter; project; job | |
| 案头 | on one's desk | |
| 提案人 | proposer | |
| 公案 | judge's desk; complex legal case; contentious issue; koan (Zen Buddhism) | |
| 案发 | (of a crime) to occur; (old) (of a crime) to be discovered; to investigate a crime on the … | |
| 发案 | occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act); to take place; to occur; to … | |
| 山案座 | Mensa (constellation) | |
| 不信任案 | no-confidence motion | |
| 案发现场 | crime scene | |
| 法案 | bill; proposed law | |
| 文案 | (newspapers etc) copy; copywriter; (office etc) paperwork; (old) secretary; clerk | |
| 案文 | text | |
| 案语 | variant of 按語|按语[an4 yu3] | |
| 德雷福斯案件 | Dreyfus affair 1894-1906, notorious political scandal in France case involving antisemitis… | |
| 杀人案 | murder case; homicide case | |
| 重案 | major case; serious crime | |
| 病案 | medical record | |
| 定案 | to reach a verdict; to conclude a judgment |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 安 — compare how they read.