安 Stroke Order — How to Write 安
安 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 宀, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
安 Radical and Character Components
安 is an ideographic compound. A woman 女 safe in a house 宀.
Radical: 宀 + 3 more strokes
安 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- ān
Meanings of 安 in Chinese
1
ān安
To be peaceful, calm, stable, or secure; to settle down.
听到这个消息后，我终于可以安心睡觉了
After hearing this news, I can finally sleep peacefully.
To calm, soothe, or comfort (mainly referring to feelings or people).
他温柔地安慰着她，让她平静下来
He gently comforted her, allowing her to calm down.
To feel content, at peace, or settled; to be comfortable with one's situation.
找到一份稳定的工作后，她心里感到十分安宁
After finding a stable job, she felt a great sense of peace in her heart.
Safe, peaceful, free from danger or threat.
祝你一路平安。
Wish you a safe journey.
To install, place, or settle down and establish oneself.
他们决定在这里安家。
They decided to settle down here.
To harbor (often negative) thoughts or intentions; to have ulterior motives.
这个人看起来很友好，但我总觉得他不安好心。
This person seems friendly, but I always feel he harbors ill intentions.
Interrogative particle, meaning 'how' or 'where' (often used in rhetorical questions implying 'how could it be?').
人生在世，安能尽如人意？
Living in this world, how can one expect everything to go perfectly?
Common Words and Phrases with 安
1
peaceful and at ease, free from worry.
忙碌了一整天，他只想安安心心回家休息。
After a busy day, all he wanted was to go home and rest peacefully.
2
To bring peace and stability to the country; to govern and defend the nation, ensuring its peace and stability.
古往今来，无数仁人志士都心怀安邦定国之志，只为求百姓安乐，天下太平。
Throughout history, countless benevolent and righteous individuals have held the ambition of bringing peace and stability to the land, solely for the well-being of the populace and universal peace.
3
An ampoule (or ampul/ampule) is a small, sealed glass vial often used to contain and preserve injectable drugs, vaccines, or serums.
医护人员小心翼翼地打开安瓿，准备抽取其中的药物。
The medical staff carefully opened the ampoule, preparing to draw out the medicine within.
4
To walk slowly and leisurely, treating it as good as riding in a carriage.
住在公司附近的好处就是可以安步当车，省去了通勤的烦恼。
One of the advantages of living close to the company is being able to walk at a leisurely pace instead of taking a vehicle, thus avoiding the hassle of commuting.
5
To place someone in a specific position or assign a job.
为了方便管理，经理把新来的员工安插在不同的部门。
To facilitate management, the manager placed the new employees in different departments.
6
To temporarily house a coffin with a corpse before burial or reburial.
因祖宅尚未修葺完毕，家人们决定暂时将先人的灵柩安厝在乡村祠堂内，待吉日再正式入土。
As the ancestral home had not yet been fully renovated, the family decided to temporarily place their ancestor's coffin in the village ancestral hall, awaiting an auspicious day for formal interment.
7
Stable, quiet, or settled.
他们一家人的生活很安定，没有太大的波折。
Their family's life is very stable and peaceful, without major ups and downs.
8
stability and unity
这个社区的居民都非常重视邻里之间的和睦相处，共同维护着社区的安定团结。
The residents of this community all highly value harmonious coexistence among neighbors, jointly maintaining the community's stability and unity.
9
to help settle down; to arrange a place for someone or something
他们帮助新来的家庭安顿在社区里。
They helped the newly arrived family settle down in the community.
10
to place or put something in a specific or safe location
他小心翼翼地把易碎的花瓶安放在桌子中央。
He carefully placed the fragile vase in the center of the table.
11
To be contented with one's lot and abide by rules; to be law-abiding.
小明很安分，总是按时完成作业，从不调皮捣蛋。
Xiao Ming is very well-behaved; he always finishes his homework on time and never acts naughty.
12
To be content with one's status and behave oneself, not meddling in others' affairs.
只要你安分守己，努力工作，生活自然会越来越好。
As long as you abide by your duties and work diligently, your life will naturally get better.
13
To appease or pacify an angry or anxious person; to comfort and calm someone.
妈妈轻轻地拍着孩子的背，希望能安抚他入睡
Mom gently patted the child's back, hoping to soothe him to sleep.
14
safe and sound; well
愿你一切安好，生活幸福美满。
May you be safe and sound, and your life be happy and fulfilling.
15
to settle down; to set up a home (often after getting married)
他们决定在这个风景优美的小镇安家，享受宁静的生活。
They decided to settle down in this beautiful small town and enjoy a peaceful life.
More words with 安
- zhì治ān安public order and security
- wèn问ān安Send greetings, Give regards
- xī西ān安Xi'an
- dà大ān安recovery; restored to health
- háo毫ān安milliampere, mA
- huái淮ān安Huai'an, Huai'an City
- jiàn建ān安Jian'an, Jian'an period
- qiàn欠ān安unwell, indisposed
- rì日ān安good-day
- wǎn晚ān安Good night
- wǔ午ān安good afternoon
- xīn心ān安peace of mind; to feel at ease
- yán延ān安Yan'an
- yì易ān安easy and comfortable
- zǎo早ān安Good morning.
- zhāo招ān安offer amnesty, induce surrender
- bǎo保ān安Security guard, Guard
- bù不ān安Uneasy, Anxious
- gǒu苟ān安seek temporary peace, seek only security
- píng平ān安Peace, Safety
Idioms with 安
- ān安ān安fēn分fēn分to be honest and law-abiding
- ān安ān安hé合shì适perfectly suited
- ān安ān安jìng静jìng静quiet and peaceful
- ān安ān安wěn稳wěn稳steady, stable, and secure
- ān安bāng邦zhì治guó国govern the country and secure the realm
- ān安bù不wàng忘wēi危In peace, do not forget danger
- ān安cháng常chǔ处shùn顺content with the normal and favorable
- ān安fèn份shǒu守jǐ己content with one's lot and law-abiding
- ān安fù富xù恤pín贫stabilize the rich and relieve the poor
- ān安jiā家lè乐yè业live and work in peace and contentment
- ān安jiā家lì立yè业settle down, establish a home and career
- ān安jiā家luò落hù户settle down and make a permanent home
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Open the tool →Questions about 安
What does 安 mean in Chinese?
安 (ān) means “To calm” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 安?
安 is pronounced ān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 安 have?
安 has 6 strokes.
How do you write 安?
安 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 宀. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 安?
The radical of 安 is 宀, and 安 is an ideographic compound.