Shareables · HSK 3 · 形 · Easy to confuse
形近 · Characters that look like 安
安 next to 去、麦、夹 — one stroke apart, nothing else in common.
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安ānsurname An/(bound form) calm; peaceful/to calm; to set at ease/safe; secure; in good health/content; satisfied (as in 安于)/to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)/to install; to fix; to fit/to bring (a charge against sb)
形近字 · LOOK ALIKE, READ DIFFERENTLY
Same shape at a glance. Different sound, different meaning.
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安 | ān | surname An/(bound form) calm; peaceful/to calm; to set at ease/safe; secure; in good health/content; satisfied (as in 安于)/to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)/to install; to fix; to fit/to bring (a charge against sb) |
| 去 | qù | to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed/to send/to remove/to get rid of/to reduce |
| 麦 | mài | surname Mai/wheat; barley; oats/mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mai4 ke4 feng1]) |
| 夹 | jiā | to press from either side/to place in between/to sandwich/to carry sth under armpit/wedged between/between/to intersperse/to mix |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed; tapering; sharp/(of a sound) shrill; piercing/(of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen/to make (one's voice) shrill/sharp point; tip/the best of sth; the cream of the crop |
| 妥 | tuǒ | suitable/adequate/ready/settled |
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A one-page Chinese lesson from the HSK 3 set, filed under 形 · Easy to confuse. 安 next to 去、麦、夹 — one stroke apart, nothing else in common.
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Where it fits
The source: 安 in the dictionary.
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