Stroke order

Stroke order

安 ( Kangxi radical 40, ? +3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 十女 ( JV ), four-corner 3040 ₄ , composition ? ? 女 )

• ? , ? , ? , ? , ? , ?? , 按 , ? , ? , ? , ? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ? ( ? ), 鞍 , ?? , ?? ( ? ), 鮟 ( ?? ), ?? , ? , ? , ?? , ? ( ?? ), 晏 , ? , ?? , ? , ?? , 案 , ? , ? , ? , ? , ??

• あ ( Hiragana character derived from man'y?gana )

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 282 , character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7072
• Dae Jaweon: page 552, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 913, character 9
• Unihan data for U+5B89

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• 安 (Written Standard Chinese ^? )
• 安 (Cantonese)
• 安 (Gan)

Historical forms of the character 安
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han )	Liushutong (compiled in Ming )
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Ideogrammic compound ( 會意 ／ ?意 ) : ? ( “ house ” ) + 女 ( “ a woman or a kneeling person ” ) ? person in a kneeling position sitting on the heels at home.

calm; peaceful

A parallel stem is 宴 ( OC *qeːns , “to be at ease; to rest”) ( Wang, 1982 ; Schuessler, 2007 ).

Cognate with 按 ( OC *qaːns , “to push down with hand”), an exoactive derivative, literally “to cause to be settled; calmed” ( ibid. ).

Starostin reconstructs Proto-Sino-Tibetan *???? ( “ rest ” ) , comparing it to Mizo awl ( “ to rest ” ) (and also noting Dhimal [script needed] ( el-ka , “ good ” ) ). STEDT, however, traces the Mizo word to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-grwal ~ *?wal ( “ finish, loose, relax ” ) and did not list 安 ( OC *qaːn ) among its comparanda: namely 完 ( OC *?ŋoːn ), 緩 ( OC *??aːn? ), ? ( OC *q??an, *q??an? ), 援 ( OC *??ans, *??an ).

where; how

Cognate with 惡 ( OC *qaː , “how”) and 焉 ( OC *qran, *qan , “where; how”), the latter of which is probably a variant of 安 ( OC *qaːn ).

安

1. calm ; peaceful ; tranquil ; quiet

   安 寧 ／ 安 ?   ―  ?n ning   ―  peaceful; tranquil

   安 睡   ―  ?n shui   ―  to sleep peacefully

   不 安   ―  bu' ?n   ―  uneasy; disturbed

2. comfortable ; at ease

   安 逸   ―  ?n yi   ―  easy and comfortable

   • 君子 食 無 求 飽 ， 居 無 求 安 。 [ Classical Chinese , trad. ]
     君子 食 无 求 ? ， 居 无 求 安 。 [ Classical Chinese , simp. ]

     From: The Analects of Confucius , c. 475 ? 221 BCE , translated based on James Legge 's version

     J?nz? shi wu qiu b?o, j? wu qiu ?n . [Pinyin]

     He who aims to be a man of complete virtue in his food does not seek to gratify his appetite, nor in his dwelling place does he seek the appliances of ease .

3. safe ; secure

   安 然無恙 ／ 安 然无恙   ―  ?n ranwuyang   ―  safe and sound

   轉危? 安 ／ ?危? 安   ―  zhu?nw?iwei' ?n   ―  avert a danger

   • 是故 君子 安 而 不 忘 危 ， 存 而 不 忘 亡 ， 治 而 不 忘 亂 ； 是以 身 安 而 國家 可 保 也 。 [ Pre-Classical Chinese , trad. ]
     是故 君子 安 而 不 忘 危 ， 存 而 不 忘 亡 ， 治 而 不 忘 ? ； 是以 身 安 而 ?家 可 保 也 。 [ Pre-Classical Chinese , simp. ]

     From: I Ching , 11 ^th ? 8 ^th century BCE

     Shigu j?nz? ?n er bu wang w?i, cun er bu wang wang, zhi er bu wang luan; shiy? sh?n ?n er guoji? k? b?o y?. [Pinyin]

     Therefore the superior man, when resting in safety , does not forget that danger may come; when in a state of security, he does not forget the possibility of ruin; and when all is in a state of order, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is kept safe , and his states and all their clans can be preserved.

4. to calm ; to pacify

   安 神   ―  ?n shen   ―  to calm the nerves

   除暴 安 良   ―  chubao' ?n liang   ―  to get rid of bullies and bring peace to good people

   天 安 門 ／ 天 安 ?   ―  Ti?n' ?n men   ―  Tian an men , Beijing; literally "the gate of Heaven's peacemaking "

5. to feel satisfied with

   安 於現狀 ／ 安 于??   ―  ?n yuxianzhuang   ―  to be content with the status quo (and unwilling to progress)

   安 貧樂道 ／ 安 ??道   ―  ?n pinyuedao   ―  to be happy to live a simple and virtuous life

6. to find a place for; to plant

   安 ?   ―  ?n ch?   ―  to place (somebody) in a certain position

   安 家落戶 ／ 安 家落?   ―  ?n ji?luohu   ―  to settle in a new place

7. to fit ; to install

   安 電燈 ／ 安 ??   ―  ?n diand?ng   ―  to install electric lighting

8. to cherish ; to harbour
9. to confer (a title); to bestow ; to put (the blame on someone)

   隨便 給 他 安 個 罪名 [ MSC , trad. ]
   ?便 ? 他 安 ? 罪名 [ MSC , simp. ]

   suibian g?i t? ?n ge zuiming [Pinyin]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

10. ( Cantonese ) ounce

    五 安 ? [ Cantonese ]   ―  ng ⁵ on ¹ naai ⁵ [Jyutping]   ―  five ounces of milk

11. ( literary ) where

    • 沛公 安 在 ？ [ Classical Chinese , trad. and simp. ]

      From: The Records of the Grand Historian , by Sima Qian , c. 91 BCE

      Peig?ng ?n zai? [Pinyin]

      Where is Pei Gong (Liu Bang)?

12. ( literary ) how ; why

    • 暴 而 不 ? ， 安 能 保 大 ？ [ Classical Chinese , trad. and simp. ]

      From: Commentary of Zuo , c. 4 ^th century BCE

      Bao er bu ji, ?n neng b?o da? [Pinyin]

      Cruel and not calling in the weapons of war, how can I preserve our greatness?

    • 雄 ? ? 撲朔 ， 雌 ? 眼 迷離 。 兩 ? 傍 地 走 ， 安 能 辨 我 是 雄 雌 ？ [ Classical Chinese , trad. ]
      雄 ? 脚 ?朔 ， 雌 ? 眼 迷? 。 ? ? 傍 地 走 ， 安 能 辨 我 是 雄 雌 ？ [ Classical Chinese , simp. ]

      From: 《 木蘭詩 》 ; translation by Jack Yuan

      Xiong tu ji?o p?shuo, ci tu y?n mili. Li?ng tu bang di z?u, ?n neng bian w? shi xiong ci? [Pinyin]

      The buck bounds here and there, whilst the doe has narrow eyes. But when the two rabbits run side by side, how can you tell the female from the male?

13. ( physics ) Short for 安培 ( ?npei , “ ampere ”).
14. Short for 安非他命 ( ?nf?it?ming , “amphetamine”).

    吸 安   ―  x?' ?n   ―  to use amphetamine (illegally)

15. a surname

    安 祿 山 ／ 安 ? 山   ―  ?n Lush?n   ―  An Lushan

    1. ( historical ) a surname . Given to people from the Arsacid or Parthian Empire ( 安息 or 安國 ／ 安? )
16. Short for 安那其主義 ／ 安那其主? ( ?nnaqi zh?yi , “ anarchism ”).

• ( ounce ) :

( grade 3 “Ky?iku” kanji )

• Go-on : あん ( an , J?y? )
• Kan-on : あん ( an , J?y? )
• Kun : やすい ( yasu i , 安い , J?y? ) ; やすらか ( yasu raka , 安らか ) ; やすんじる ( yasu njiru , 安んじる ) ; いずくんぞ ( izuku nzo , 安んぞ )
• Nanori : あ ( a ) ; あす ( asu ) ; あず ( azu ) ; あっ ( a' ) ; や ( ya )

• あ : the hiragana letter a

From Middle Chinese 安 ( MC 'an ).

安 ( あん ) ? ( an ) 

1. calm ; peaceful
2. tranquil
3. safe ; secure
4. easy ; simple
5. ( chemistry ) ammonium

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

• ( SK Standard / Seoul ) IPA ^{( key )} : [a?n]
• Phonetic hangul: [ 안 ]

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja :

安

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安 ( eumhun 便安 안 ( pyeonan an ) )

1. Hanja form ^? of 안 ( “ peace , peacefulness ” ) .

安 ( an; yen )

1. Nom form of an ( “ peaceful ” ) .

   神符法主禁? 安

   Th?n phu phep chua c?m đ? an

   With the god's spells, the Then lords are now at peace

2. Nom form of yen ( “ peaceful ” ) .

   害立他 安 志茶??

   H?i l?p tha yen chi da dan

   Close your eyes, believe and don't get startled

安 ( ?n )

1. Nom form of ?n ( “ Used for inanimate things that lack specific classifiers ” ) .

   安 ????奏

   ?n n?m c? ?n t?u

   A breast as big as a bottle gourd

安 ( ?n )

1. Nom form of ?n ( “ thing , specifically fruit ” ) .

   ????????云 安

   Pj?c l? bjooc te? heo p?n ?n

   Tomorrow, the flower will wither and bear fruits .

• L?c V?n P?o, Hoang Tu?n Nam ( 2003 ) Hoang Tri?u An, editor, T? đi?n ch? Nom Tay [ A Dictionary of (ch?) Nom Tay ]‎ ^[1] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nha xu?t b?n Khoa h?c Xa h?i

安 : Han Vi?t readings: an ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} , yen ^{[4] [5]}
安 : Nom readings: yen ^{[1] [2] [3] [6] [4] [7]} , an ^{[1] [2] [4] [7]} , an ^[1] , ?n ^[1]

1. ch? Han form of an ( “ safe ; secure ” ) .
2. ch? Han form of yen ( “ calm ; peaceful ” ) .

安

1. Alternative form of ?? ( “ Sawndip form of aen ” )

• 古?字字典 [ Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters ] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House ( ?西民族出版社 ), 2012 , →ISBN , page 1