Chinese symbol for “calm”
安
ān
(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于 (ān yú))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for calm is 安 (ān), defined as: (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于 (ān yú)); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “calm”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷静 (冷靜) | lěng jìng | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet |
| 平静 (平靜) | píng jìng | calm; tranquil; serene |
| 镇定 (鎮定) | zhèn dìng | calm; unperturbed |
| 镇静 (鎮靜) | zhèn jìng | calm; cool |
| 坦然 | tǎn rán | calm; undisturbed |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “calm”.
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.