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3.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 安

States of peace and calm

These words describe a state of peace, quiet, or safety.

安静 • ān jìng • to be quiet • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 安

安检 • ān jiǎn • security check (abbr. for 安全检查)

HSK 3.0 · L4

ān安

jiǎn

7.

Example Sentences

gōng公

ān安

bù部

mén门

zhèng正

zài在

diào

Information

Pinyinān

Meaningpeace, tranquility, safety

Strokes6

Radical宀

Traditional安

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#449

Zhuyinㄢ

UnicodeU+5B89

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

ān安

jìng静

to be quiet

安全 • ān quán • safe; security • HSK 4

HSK 4

ān安

quán全

safe; security

平安 • píng ān • peace, safe and sound • HSK 5

HSK 5

píng平

ān安

peace, safe and sound

Actions of placing or installing

These words involve putting something in place or installing.

安排 • ān pái • to arrange; plan • HSK 4

HSK 4

ān安

pái排

to arrange; plan

安置 • ān zhì • arrange for; find a place for • HSK 6

HSK 6

ān安

zhì置

arrange for; find a place for

安装 • ān zhuāng • to install; mount; erect • HSK 5

HSK 5

ān安

zhuāng装

to install; mount; erect

检

security check (abbr. for 安全检查)

晚安 • wǎn ān • Good night!

HSK 3.0 · L4

wǎn晚

ān安

Good night!

不安 • bù ān • uneasy; unsettled; unstable

HSK 5

bù不

ān安

uneasy; unsettled; unstable

保安 • bǎo ān • to ensure public security

HSK 3.0 · L5

bǎo保

ān安

to ensure public security

安慰 • ān wèi • to comfort; console

HSK 5

ān安

wèi慰

to comfort; console

安全带 • ān quán dài • seat belt; safety belt

HSK 3.0 · L5

ān安

quán全

dài带

seat belt; safety belt

调

chá查

zhè这

qǐ起

àn案

jiàn件

。

The Public Security department is investigating this case.

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

lǐ里

xū需

yào要

bǎo保

chí持

ān安

jìng静

。

You need to keep quiet in the library

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.

Zhè这

hái孩

zi子

yī一

kè刻

yě也

bù不

ān安

shēng生

。

This child can't stay still for a moment.

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处chùto handle, to deal with; a place, location
传chuánto transmit, to pass on, to spread
催cuīto urge; hurry; to hasten
代dàito substitute, to replace; generation, era
单dānsingle, alone, simple
淡dànthin; light in colour; tasteless

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Characters pronounced "an".

俺ǎnpersonal pronoun, I
胺ànamine
鞍ānsaddle; any saddle-shaped object
鹌ānquail; Coturnix coturnix
庵ānBuddhist monastery or nunnery
氨ānammonia; hydrogen nitride

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Characters with radical "宀".

宸chenimperial; emperor's residence
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宛wǎnseem, as if, crooked
完wánto finish; [+ verb indicates completion]
宠chǒngto dote on, to pamper, to favor excessively
宦huànofficialdom, government official

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