àn bank; shore; beach

Made up of [ shān mountain radical 46, chǎng cliff; factory; depot radical 27, gàn do; shield; to concern radical 51]
Made with 8 strokes.
Both 'mountain' as radical and 'cliff' give the meaning while 'gan' suggests the phonetic

Related characters


Also uses shān component: dǎo (island) huī (emblem) ; suì (year) ; xiān (immortal)
Also uses chǎng component: (toilet) dùn (shield) ; fǎn (contrary) ; hòu (behind) ; (strict) ; (to experience) ; yuán (former)
Also uses gàn component: gǎn (to overtake) gān (liver) ; gān (pole) ; hàn (perspiration) ; kān (to print) ; nián (year)

Different tone

ān (peace)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

隔岸观火 gé àn guān huǒ Refusing to help others when it is needed