档案 (dàng'àn) · file

档案 (dàng'àn) means “file; record; archive”. It is written with 2 characters: 档 (shelve) + 案 (file). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 档案 is built

What 档 is made of

木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
当dāng — appropriate
- ⺌ — structural part
- 彐jì — snout
  - 二 — two strokes

What 案 is made of

安ān — (bound form) calm
- 宀 — roof
  - 丶 — dot
  - 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight

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)

学生的档案放在学校里。Xuésheng de dàng'àn fàng zài xuéxiào lǐ.Students' files are kept at the school.

请把这些文件放进档案室。Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn fàng jìn dàng'àn shì.Please put these documents in the archive room.

What does 档案 mean?

档案 (dàng'àn) means “file; record; archive”.

How do you pronounce 档案?

档案 is pronounced dàng'àn.

Which HSK level is 档案?

档案 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 档案 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.