案件
Old HSK 6
案件 (ànjiàn) · (legal) case
案件 (ànjiàn) means “(legal) case”. It is written with 2 characters: 案 (file) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 案件 is built
The characters
案 àn · file
What 案 is made of
- 安ān — (bound form) calm
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
- 宀 — roof
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 安 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
件 jiàn · measure word for clothes, matters etc.
What 件 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: A man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
警察正在调查这个案件。Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhège ànjiàn.The police are investigating this case.
这起案件已经结束了。Zhè qǐ ànjiàn yǐjīng jiéshù le.This case has been closed.
Questions about 案件
What does 案件 mean?
案件 (ànjiàn) means “(legal) case”.
How do you pronounce 案件?
案件 is pronounced ànjiàn.
Which HSK level is 案件?
案件 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 答案dá'ànanswer
- 方案fāng'ànplan
- 图案túànpattern
- 案例ànlìcase
- 草案cǎo'àndraft (of a law or plan)
- 档案dàng'ànfile
- 条件tiáojiàncondition
- 电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail
- 事件shìjiànevent
- 文件wénjiàndocument
Learn 案件 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.