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case

HSK 4 N2
àn
アン
つくえ
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 安 represents the sound.
Components
peaceful+ tree =
case
Phonetic component
ān peaceful
peaceful, tranquil, quiet
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Meaning component
tree
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[àn]
(legal) case; incident; record; file; table
Japanese
あん 同音

noun

  1. idea; plan; proposal; suggestion; (government) bill
  2. draft; rough copy
  3. expectation
  4. archaic desk; stand
(old) つくえ つき (old) 同音
noun desk
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あとう
Atou unclassified name
つくえ
Tsukue female given name