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案

Mandarin · pinyin àn

(legal) case
incident
record
file
table

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案: àn · table, bench; legal case

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long table; counter
long board that serves as a table or counter
(law) case (legal matter, proceeding or lawsuit)
event; incident; occurrence
record; file
plan submitted for consideration; proposal
wooden plate used to serve food in ancient times
(dated) alternative form of 按 (àn, “to check against something; to make comments; to write notes”)

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