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Character Decomposition
安=宀+女
Etymology
A woman 女 safe in a house 宀
Meanings
(bound form) calm; peaceful
to calm; to set at ease
safe; secure; in good health
content; satisfied (as in ān yú)
to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)
to install; to fix; to fit
to bring (a charge against sb)
to harbor (certain intentions)
ampere (abbr. for 安培 ān péi)
surname An
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Words with 安 805 total
(Tw) (Internet slang) Greetings! (used when it's unknown what time the reader will see one's post, or just to be cute)安安ān ānsecurity安保ān bǎoampoule (loanword)安瓿ān bùChang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE长安Cháng ānvolt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)伏安fú ān(Ministry of) Public Security · public safety · public security公安gōng ānDa'an, the name of a numerous entities, including districts of several cities, and a county-level city 大安市 in Baicheng 白城市, Jilin大安Dà ānill (euphemism)欠安qiàn ānsafe and sound · well · without mishap · quiet and safe · at peace平安píng ānto pay respects · to wish good health · in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 dǎ qiān)请安qǐng āncontent to hold a small part of the territory · fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground · forced to move away偏安piān ān
Idioms with 安 195 total Chain
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