Chinese symbol for “safety”
安全
ān quán
safe; secure; safety; security
The closest CC-CEDICT match for safety is 安全 (ān quán), defined as: safe; secure; safety; security.
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
Other Chinese words for “safety”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 安全.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 全国 (全國) | quán guó | whole nation; nationwide |
| 完全 | wán quán | complete; whole; totally; entirely |
| 全球 | quán qiú | the whole world; worldwide; global |
See also: Japanese symbol for “safety”.
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.