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  1. 案 is the 518th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 71 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (roof), (woman), (tree)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. an4 - (legal) case/incident/record/file/table

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 案 (an4): The component 安 is pronounced as 'an1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

图案 (圖案)
 
档案 (檔案)
答案 

Medium Frequency

作案 
报案 (報案)
拍案 
提案 
抢劫案 (搶劫案)
方案 
案件 
案例 
案子 
枪击案 (槍擊案)
档案馆 (檔案館)
法案 
涉案 
破案 
立案 
谋杀案 (謀殺案)
重案 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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