ānan

peaceful

Depicts a woman () sitting under a roof ().

Components
宀 iconic component

  Iconic component

mián

  

roof

女 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

woman

Evolution

安 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
安 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
安 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
安 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
安 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

ān

peaceful, tranquil, quiet; content; calm; still; quiet; safe; secure; in good health; to find a place for; to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to pacify; to harbor (good intentions); security; safety; peace; ampere

 

An

surname An

Most common words with 安
Freq.
Word
Meaning

安全

safe

安排

to arrange

晚安

Good night!

calm

安静

quiet

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 8 characters (2 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[ʔ]ˤa[n]

'an

ān

peace(ful)

*[ʔ]ˤa[n]

'an

ān

how

*[ʔ]ˤa[n]

'an

ān

安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)


Statistics

HSK level 4

Appears in 93.6409% of movies

197th most common character in movies

232nd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

6

Unicode

U+5B89

Shuowen

“安,靜也。从女在宀下。”


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