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暗

Traditional: 晻 · 闇

àn

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 4

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àn · am3 (Jyutping)

  1. variant of 暗[an4]
  2. dark
  3. to turn dark
  4. secret; hidden
  5. (literary) confused; ignorant
  6. (literary) to close (a door)
  7. to eclipse
  8. confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4])
  9. dark (variant of 暗[an4])

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

暗

Meaning
dark; obscure; in secret, covert
Radical
日
Strokes
13
Components
⿰日音
Cangjie
AYTA
Four-corner
6006.1

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