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àn

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àn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
àn | an4
English translation
variant of àn [àn]
to close (a door)
to eclipse
muddled
stupid
ignorant
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert

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About àn

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

àn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí

Learning hint

sun

Etymology of àn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

日音

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yīn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yīn represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using àn

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zài xià 之前 zhī qián , Hēi yún 使 shǐ 天空 tiānkōng 变得 biàn de 黑暗 hēi àn le .

Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.

wèi 摄影师 shè yǐng shī 电灯 diàn dēng de 保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī shāo duàn le , 使 shǐ zhěng dòng 房子 fáng zi 陷于 xiàn yú 黑暗 hēi àn 当中 dāng zhōng .

A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.

kān le 那股灵活 línghuó 劲儿 jìn r ,心里 xīn li dǎo shì 暗暗 àn àn yǒu fēn .

I was secretly afraid of him when I saw him so dexterous.

盗贼 dào zéi jiāng 手电筒 shǒu diàn tǒng zhào jìn 黑暗 hēi àn de 房间 fángjiān .

The burglar shone his torch into the dark room.

yǎn 或者 huòzhě Cóng 屏幕 píngmù qián Hòu 退 tuì lái 检视 jiǎn shì xià 明暗关系 guānxi .

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Words with àn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
àn dark àn
黑暗 hēi àn dark黑暗 hēi àn
暗示 ànshì to hint暗示 ànshì
暗杀 àn shā to assassinate暗殺
暗中 àn zhōng in the dark暗中 àn zhōng
阴暗 yīn àn dim陰暗
暗暗 àn àn secretly暗暗 àn àn
暗号 àn hào countersign暗號
暗自 àn zì inwardly暗自 àn zì
暗算 àn suàn to plot against暗算 àn suàn
昏暗 hūn àn dusky昏暗 hūn àn
暗地里 àn dì li secretly暗地裡
暗器 àn qì concealed weapon暗器 àn qì
暗藏 àn cáng to hide暗藏 àn cáng
暗淡 àn dàn dark暗淡 àn dàn
暗语 àn yǔ code word暗語
灰暗 huī àn drab灰暗 huī àn
暗处 àn chù secret place暗處
暗影 àn yǐng shadow暗影 àn yǐng
暗礁 àn jiāo submerged reef (rock)暗礁 àn jiāo
阴暗面 yīn àn miàn the dark side (of society etc)陰暗面
暗箱 àn xiāng camera bellows暗箱 àn xiāng
暗想 àn xiǎng think to oneself暗想 àn xiǎng
暗喻 àn yù metaphor暗喻 àn yù

àn Decomposition & Compounds

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àn Decomposition

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