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Animated Stroke Order 安

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How to write 安 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 安

安 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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安=宀roof+女woman

A woman (女) safe under a roof (宀) — peace and security at home.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 安

HSK words that contain this character.

安静

ān jìng

to be quiet

安全

ān quán

safe; security

安排

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 安 is used in context

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

lǐ里

xū需

yào要

bǎo保

Information

Pinyinān

Meaningpeace

Strokes6

Radical宀

Traditional安

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Frequency#449

Zhuyinㄢ

UnicodeU+5B89

CangjieJV

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ān pái

to arrange; plan

HSK 4

不安

bù ān

uneasy; unsettled; unstable

安慰

ān wèi

to comfort; console

安装

ān zhuāng

to install; mount; erect

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平安

píng ān

peace, safe and sound

公安局

gōng ān jú

Public Security Bureau (PSB)

安宁

ān níng

peaceful; tranquil; calm

安置

ān zhì

arrange for; find a place for

安详

ān xiáng

composed; serene

治安

zhì ān

public order; public security

保安

bǎo ān

to ensure public security

公安

gōng ān

(Ministry of) Public Security

安全带

ān quán dài

seat belt; safety belt

chí持

ān安

jìng静

。

You need to keep quiet in the library

wǒ我

huì会

ān安

pái排

hǎo好

míng明

tiān天

de的

huì会

yì议

。

I will arrange tomorrow's meeting.

qǐng请

què确

bǎo保

gōng工

zuò作

huán环

jìng境

ān安

quán全

。

Please ensure the working environment is safe.

Zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

hěn很

ān安

，

rén人

men们

shēng生

huó活

de得

hěn很

xìng幸

fú福

。

This city is very peaceful and safe; people live very happily.

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