安 — Chinese character
安
ān
peaceful, tranquil, quiet
- Pinyin
- ān
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 宀 女
- Formation
- ideographic — A woman 女 safe in a house 宀
- Japanese
- 安 as a kanji
Common words with 安
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange; to plan |
| 安装 (安裝) | ān zhuāng | to install; to erect |
| 公安 | gōng ān | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety |
| 晚安 | wǎn ān | Good night!; Good evening! |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe and sound; well |
| 安静 (安靜) | ān jìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 治安 | zhì ān | law and order; public security |
| 保安 | bǎo ān | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful; unstable |
| 安置 | ān zhì | to find a place for; to help settle down |
| 安慰 | ān wèi | to comfort; to console |
English words written with 安
安 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 5 · Analects 17 · Art of War 4 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 23 · Zhuangzi 68 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 15
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 35
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 79
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Analects 1.14
- Analects 2.10
- Analects 4.2
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