Dong Chinese dictionary

àn

table, case, incident

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 安 represents the sound.

Components

安 Sound component

ān, an

peaceful

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

àn

table, bench; legal case; (legal) case; incident; record; file; table

Most common words with 案

Sources