安 (ān)
safe/peaceful/surname An
How 安 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Traditional
- 安
- Simplified
- 安 (unchanged)
Components
- 宀 roof
- 女 woman
Common words using 安
- 安全 ānquán
- safe; secure; safety
- 安慰 ānwèi
- to comfort; to console; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 安靜 ānjìng
- quiet; peaceful; calm
- 平安 píngān
- safe and sound; well; without mishap
- 早安 zǎoān
- Good morning!
- 晚安 wǎnān
- Good night!; Good evening!
- 不安 bùān
- unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy
- 保安 bǎoān
- to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security
- 公安 gōngān
- (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security
- 公安局 gōngānjú
- public security bureau
- 公安部 gōngānbù
- Ministry of Public Security
- 午安 wǔān
- Good afternoon!; Hello (daytime greeting)
安 in a sentence
過馬路要注意安全。
Guò mǎlù yào zhùyì ānquán.
“Pay attention to safety when crossing the road.”
How common is 安?
安 is the 232nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 58.9% of all running text.
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