IDENTITY
安ānpeace; safe; to install
HSK 1Top 250
CORE MEANING
peace; safe; to install
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.safe; peacefulHSK1
- 2.to installHSK3
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 宀roof radical (mián)
- strokes
- 6
- Structure
- top-bottom compound
- IDS sequence
- ⿱宀女
- roof
- woman
USAGE
Common words
安全ānquánsafe
安静ānjìngquiet
平安píng’ānsafe and sound
Graded examples
祝你一路平安。Zhù nǐ yílù píng’ān.HSK3
Wish you a safe journey.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
- 按
LEARNING
Memory aid
A woman (女) at rest under the roof (宀) — peace.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #250
- Memory aid
- memory-aid
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-15
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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