àn

dark; obscure; in secret, covert

HSK 5 #829

DEFINITIONS

  • dark
  • obscure
  • in secret, covert
  • variant of 暗[an4]
  • dark
  • gloomy
  • hidden
  • secret
  • muddled
  • obscure
  • in the dark
  • to close (a door)
  • to eclipse
  • stupid
  • ignorant

STROKES

WORDS

地 àn dì secretly; inwardly
地裡 àn dì li secretly; inwardly; on the sly
察明访 àn chá míng fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides
察明訪 àn chá míng fǎng open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides
恋 àn liàn to be secretly in love with
戀 àn liàn to be secretly in love with
指 àn zhǐ to hint at; to imply; sth hidden
探 àn tàn secret agent; detective
星云 àn xīng yún dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind); absorption nebula
星雲 àn xīng yún dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind); absorption nebula
殺 àn shā to assassinate
沙 àn shā submerged sandbank; submerged coral islet
河 àn hé underground river
渠 àn qú underground water channel; covered ditch; culvert
渡陳倉 àn dù chén cāng lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion
滞 àn zhì dull (complexion)
滯 àn zhì dull (complexion)
滩 àn tān hidden shoal
灘 àn tān hidden shoal
灰鹃䴗 àn huī juān jú (bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos)
灰鵑鶪 àn huī juān jú (bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos)
无天日 àn wú tiān rì all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
無天日 àn wú tiān rì all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
煅 àn duàn sealed pot calcination (TCM)
疔 àn dīng axillary furuncle; armpit boil