An

See also: Appendix:Variations of "an"

Translingual

Symbol

An

1. (chemistry, physics, dated) actinon; ²¹⁹₈₆Rn (radon-219); an isotope of radon
2. (obsolete) Synonym of Rn (radon)
3. (chemistry) A generic symbol for any actinide

Synonyms

isotope of radon

• Ao (obsolete)

Coordinate terms

isotope of radon

• Rn (radon, radon-222)
• Tn (thoron, radon-220)

English

Proper noun

An

1. Alternative form of Anu.

Anagrams

• n.a., NA, -na, N/A, N.A., n/a, Na, na

Japanese

Romanization

An

1. Rōmaji transcription of あん

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

An

1. a unisex given name from Chinese

Usage notes

• Frequently used in math textbooks for fictitious student characters in math examples, along with Bình and sometimes also Châu.

Anagrams

• na; Na