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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- an4
- English meanings
- unclear, dull, hidden, dim, dusk, secret, dark
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 日; right 音.
Meaning & sound clues
日 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “sun”.
音 is identified as the sound component (yīn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 暗.
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
according to
case; table
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 暗中
- 暗地里
- 暗杀
- 暗示
- 阴暗
- 黑暗