案卷 (àn juàn) — files, records, dossier (collected documents on… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

filesrecordsdossier (collected documents on a case or topic)

Measure word · 份

Examples

案卷。
Fǎ yuàn diào qǔ le xiāng guān de àn juàn.
The court retrieved the relevant case files.
案卷。
Zhè xiē àn juàn yǐ jīng guī dàng bǎo cún.
These dossiers have been filed and archived.
案卷。
Diào chá yuán zhèng zài zǐ xì chá yuè àn juàn.
The investigator is carefully examining the records.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

案 means case and 卷 means file, so together they name files kept about a case.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木安案

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

安

安ān案àn

Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

卩卩jiékneeling person

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢍏

𢍏𢍏卷juàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 卷, 卩 shows a kneeling person, while 𢍏 gives the sound and may also suggest bending or rolling, as in a reel of books.

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