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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- an4
- English meanings
- according to, in accordance with
Stroke practice
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 安.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
安 is identified as the sound component (ān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 按.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
Explore character components →Homophones
Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
calm
bank
dim
case; table
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 按摩
- 按时
- 按照
- 按理说
- 按说
- 按键