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Chinese symbol for “records”

案卷
àn juàn
records; files; archives

The closest CC-CEDICT match for records is 案卷 (àn juàn), defined as: records; files; archives.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

案 àn
file, legal case; bench, table
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes
卷 juàn
book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
radical 26 ⼙ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “records”

WordPinyinMeaning
簿籍bù jíaccount books; registers

Related words

Other words that share a character with 案卷.

WordPinyinMeaning
方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)
案件àn jiàncase; instance
答案dá ànanswer; solution
档案 (檔案)dàng ànfile; record; archive
法案fǎ ànbill; proposed law
案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
卷入 (捲入)juǎn rùto be drawn into; to be involved in
席卷 (席捲)xí juǎnto engulf; to sweep

See also: Japanese symbol for “records”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.