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谙

ān

Character Traditional 諳

What 谙 means

1. to be versed in
2. to know well

Words starting with 谙

• 谙事ān shì(often used in the negative in describing a young person) to have an understanding of…
• 谙熟ān shúto be proficient in
• 谙练ān liànconversant; skilled; proficient

Words containing 谙

• 深谙shēn ānto know (sth) very well; to be an expert in
• 熟谙shú ānto know sth fluently; well-versed
• 不谙世故bù ān shì gùunworldly; unsophisticated
• 不谙水性bù ān shuǐ xìngto not know how to swim; to not be a strong swimmer

Characters built on 音

These share the phonetic component 音 (yīn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden
• 黯àn(bound form) dark; dull (color); dim; gloomy

Characters that look like 谙

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
• 诸zhūall; various
• 谤bàngto slander; to defame; to speak ill of
• 谍diéto spy
• 倩qiànpretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help
• 谘zīsimplified form of 諮…

Sounds the same

Read ān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 安(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health
• 庵hut; small temple; nunnery
• 氨ammonia
• 鞍(bound form) saddle
• 桉Eucalyptus globulus; Taiwan pr. àn
• 鹌used in 鹌鹑
• 媕used in 媕婀
• 盦container
• 鞌An, a place in the area of present-day Jinan, Shandong where in 589 BC there was a battle…
• 𩽾used in 鮟鱇; Taiwan pr. àn
• 萻small Buddhist temple
• 鶕old variant of 鹌