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安

ān

HSK 3 Character

What 安 means

1. bound formcalm; peaceful
2. to calm; to set at ease
3. safe; secure; in good health
4. content; satisfied (as in {安于|ān yú})
5. to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)
6. to install; to fix; to fit
7. to bring (a charge against sb)
8. to harbor (certain intentions)
9. ampere (abbr. for {安培|ān péi})

Other readings

安 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Ānsurname An

Example sentences

• 安静！
  Be quiet!
• 晚安。
  Good night.
• 晚安！
  Good night!
• 保持安静
  Bǎochí ānjìng
  Keep it quiet.
• 善待安。
  Be nice to Ann.
• 安静啦！
  Be quiet!

Words starting with 安

• 安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security
• 安静ān jìngquiet; peaceful; calm
• 安排ān páito arrange; to plan; to set up
• 安慰ān wèito comfort; to console
• 安装ān zhuāngto install; to erect; to fix
• 安置ān zhìto find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for
• 安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
• 安详ān xiángserene
• 安居乐业ān jū lè yèto live in peace and work happily (idiom)
• 安心ān xīnat ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest
• 安定ān dìngstable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam
• 安全感ān quán gǎnsense of security
• 安顿ān dùnto find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for
• 安抚ān fǔto placate; to pacify; to appease
• 安稳ān wěnsteady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
• 安然ān ráncalmly; without qualms; free from worry
• 安全性ān quán xìngsecurity; safety
• 安逸ān yìeasy and comfortable; easy
• 安徽省Ān huī ShěngAnhui Province, capital Hefei 合肥市
• 安琪儿ān qí érangel (loanword)
• 安息ān xīto rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace
• 安眠药ān mián yàosleeping pill
• 安德烈Ān dé lièAndre (person name)
• 安徒生Ān tú shēngHans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

Words containing 安

• 不安bù ānunpeaceful; unstable; uneasy
• 公安局gōng ān júpublic security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
• 治安zhì ānlaw and order; public security
• 公安gōng ān(Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security
• 平安píng ānsafe and sound; well; without mishap
• 天安门Tiān ān ménTiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
• 保安bǎo ānto ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)…
• 长安Cháng ānChang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安; see 长安区
• 国安guó ānnational security (abbr. for 国家安全; national security act; state security agency
• 公安部Gōng ān bùMinistry of Public Security
• 晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!
• 忐忑不安tǎn tè bù ān(idiom) anxious; in turmoil
• 西安市Xī ān ShìXi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi Province 陕西省
• 印第安人Yìn dì ān rénAmerican Indians
• 心安理得xīn ān lǐ déto have a clear conscience; to have no qualms about sth
• 坐立不安zuò lì bù ānlit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety
• 王安石Wáng Ān shíWang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
• 平安无事píng ān wú shìsafe and sound (idiom)
• 早安zǎo ānGood morning!
• 心安xīn ānat ease; reassured
• 相安无事xiāng ān wú shì(idiom) to live together in harmony
• 印第安Yìn dì ān(American) Indian; native American; indigenous peoples of the Americas
• 请安qǐng ānto pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation…
• 惴惴不安zhuì zhuì bù ānto be on tenterhooks (idiom); to be anxious and frightened

Characters built on 女

These share the phonetic component 女 (nǚ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 嫣yān(literary) lovely; sweet
• 婪lánavaricious
• 婉wǎngraceful; tactful
• 妍yánbeautiful
• 姗shānused in 姗姗
• 囡nānchild; daughter
• 婵chánused in 婵娟
• 嬗shàn(literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve

Characters that look like 安

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 去qùto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last
• 麦màiwheat; barley; oats; mic (abbr. for 麦克风
• 夹jiāto press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
• 尖jiānpointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing…
• 妥tuǒsuitable; adequate; ready
• 妄wàngabsurd; fantastic; presumptuous

Sounds the same

Read ān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 庵hut; small temple; nunnery
• 氨ammonia
• 鞍(bound form) saddle
• 谙to be versed in; to know well
• 桉Eucalyptus globulus; Taiwan pr. àn
• 鹌used in 鹌鹑
• 媕used in 媕婀
• 盦container
• 鞌An, a place in the area of present-day Jinan, Shandong where in 589 BC there was a battle…
• 𩽾used in 鮟鱇; Taiwan pr. àn
• 萻small Buddhist temple
• 鶕old variant of 鹌