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鞍

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(bound form) saddle

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Strokes
15
Radical
革 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
鞍
Common rank
#2,925
Unicode
U+978D

Formation & memory

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How 鞍 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

革 meaning “leather” + 安 sound ( ān )

Components 革 安

Words with 鞍

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WordPinyinMeaning
马鞍山市 Mǎ ān shān Shì Ma'anshan, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
鞍前马后 ān qián mǎ hòu to follow everywhere; to always be there for sb at their beck and call
鞍山市 Ān shān Shì Anshan, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3]
马鞍山 Mǎ ān shān see 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4]
鞍马劳顿 ān mǎ láo dùn travel-worn
鞍子 ān zi saddle
鞍山 Ān shān see 鞍山市[An1 shan1 Shi4]
鞍马 ān mǎ pommel horse (gymnastics)
马鞍 mǎ ān saddle
鞍点 ān diǎn saddle point (math.), a critical point of a function of several variables that is neither …
鞍韂 ān chàn a saddle with a saddle blanket
鞍鞯 ān jiān (literary) a saddle with a saddle blanket

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 安 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
安 sound part ān peaceful, tranquil, quiet
案 àn file, legal case; bench, table
按 àn to check, to control, to push, to restrain
氨 ān ammonia
胺 àn amine
铵 ǎn ammonium
桉 ān eucalyptus