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Chinese symbol for “calmly”

安然
ān rán
calmly; without qualms; free from worry; safe and sound

The closest CC-CEDICT match for calmly is 安然 (ān rán), defined as: calmly; without qualms; free from worry; safe and sound.

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

安 ān
peaceful, tranquil, quiet
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “calmly”

WordPinyinMeaning
坦承tǎn chéngto confess; to admit
消停xiāo tíngto calm down; to stop

Related words

Other words that share a character with 安然.

WordPinyinMeaning
安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security
安排ān páito arrange; to plan
安装 (安裝)ān zhuāngto install; to erect
公安gōng ān(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety
晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!
平安píng ānsafe and sound; well
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards

See also: Japanese symbol for “calmly”.

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.

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