àn

dark; hidden; secret

HSK 5 #829

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 829th character
Radical ⽇ (72.9)
Strokes 13
Index # 2909

Definitions

暗 àn
  1. 1. dark
  2. 2. hidden
  3. 3. secret
  4. 4. gloomy
  5. 5. obscure
  6. 6. in the dark
  7. 7. muddled
  8. 8. stupid
  9. 9. ignorant
  10. 10. to eclipse
  11. 11. to close (a door)

Stroke order

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Words containing 暗

Word Meaning
dark and gloomy
to imply; to suggest; to connote
think to oneself
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
undercurrent
undercurrent
to investigate in secret; to make secret inquiries
to kill secretly; to stab in the back
camera bellows; camera obscura
cassette; magazine
concealed weapon
bunker
unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
obscure; remaining unenlightened
snigger; snicker; laugh in (up) one's sleeve
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
investigate openly and in secret