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Pinyin ān

Radical

宀

Strokes

Definition

content / calm / still / quiet / to pacify / peace

Usage

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咸安区 Xián ān qū

Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei

吉安 Jí ān

Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi / also Ji'an County / Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan

天安门 Tiān ān mén

Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing

天安门广场 Tiān ān mén Guǎng chǎng

Tiananmen Square

安妮 Ān nī

Annie (name)

坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān

lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety

天安门城楼 tiān ān mén chéng lóu

Tiananmen Gatetower / The Tian'anmen Rostrum

圣安东尼奥 Shèng Ān dōng ní ào

San Antonio, Texas

安妥 ān tuǒ

ANTU / alpha-naphthylthiourea / alphanaphthylthiourea

安达卢西亚 ān dá lú xī yà

Andalusia

坐卧不安 zuò wò bù ān

fidget / feel restless

印第安 Yìn dì ān

(American) Indian / native American / indigenous peoples of the Americas

转危为安 zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert a danger (esp. political or medical)

安宁 ān níng

peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry

安排 ān pái

to arrange / to plan / to set up / arrangements / plans

安装 ān zhuāng

to install / to erect / to fix / to mount / installation

西安 Xī ān

Xi'an, sub-provincial city and capital of Shaanxi 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] in northwest China / see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 qu1]

长安 Cháng ān

Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安[Xi1 an1]) capital of China during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2] / now 長安區|长安区[Chang2 an1 Qu1], a district of Xi'an

安徽 Ān huī

Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2]

安陆 Ān lù

Anlu county level city in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei

治安 zhì ān

law and order / public security

不安 bù ān

unpeaceful / unstable / uneasy / disturbed / restless / worried

安慰 ān wèi

to comfort / to console / CL:個|个[ge4]

长安街 cháng ān jiē

Chang An Avenue

延安 Yán ān

Yan'an prefecture level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war

平安 píng ān

safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace

安置 ān zhì

to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement

安徽省 Ān huī Shěng

Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2]

安定 ān dìng

stable / quiet / settled / stabilize / maintain / stabilized / calm and orderly

寝食不安 qǐn shí bù ān

feel uneasy even when eating and sleeping

寝食难安 qǐn shí nán ān

lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled

兴安岭 xīng ān lǐng

Xing'an Ling

崇安 Chóng ān

Chong'an (common place name) / Chong'an district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu

忐忑不安 tǎn tè bù ān

restless / apprehensive

安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom) / to know one's place

安庆 Ān qìng

Anqing prefecture-level city in Anhui

惴惴不安 zhuì zhuì bù ān

to be on tenterhooks (idiom) / to be anxious and frightened

德安 Dé ān

De'an county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi

惶恐不安 huáng kǒng bù ān

anxious / panicky

安然无恙 ān rán wú yàng

safe and sound (idiom) / to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)

平安无恙 píng ān wú yàng

safe and sound

惶惶不安 huáng huáng bù ān

be on tenterhooks / be greatly upset / fear and panic / live in terror and uncertainty

攘外必先安内 rǎng wài bì xiān ān nèi

You must first settle inside

安插 ān chā

to place in a certain position / to assign to a job / to plant / resettlement (old)

安全 ān quán

safe / secure / safety / security

公安 gōng ān

(Ministry of) Public Security / public safety / public security

大兴安岭 Dà xīng ān lǐng

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China / Daxing'anling prefecture

南安普敦 Nán ān pǔ dūn

Southampton, town in south England

局促不安 jú cù bù ān

ill at ease / uncomfortable

欠安 qiàn ān

ill (euphemism)

安歇 ān xiē

to go to bed / to retire for the night

少安毋躁 shǎo ān wú zào

keep calm, don't get excited / don't be impatient

永安 Yǒng ān

Yong'an county level city in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian / Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

泰安 Tài ān

Tai'an city prefecture level city in Shandong / Tai'an township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan

淮安 Huái ān

Huai'an prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

淮安市 Huái ān shì

Huai'an prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

淳安县 Chún ān xiàn

Chun'an county in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang

安溪 Ān xī

Anxi county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian

安澜 ān lán

An Lan

焦虑不安 jiāo lǜ bù ān

worried too much

瑞安 Ruì ān

Rui'an county level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang

都安瑶族自治县 Dū ān Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn

Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi

安盟 ān méng

UNITA

安眠药 ān mián yào

sleeping pill / CL:粒[li4]

安眠 ān mián

to sleep peacefully

安睡 ān shuì

slumber / sleep peacefully

安享晚年 ān xiǎng wǎn nián

enjoy one's old age in peace / live happily during old age

安乡 Ān xiāng

Anxiang county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan

安史之乱 Ān Shǐ zhī Luàn

An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1] and 史思明[Shi3 Si1 ming2], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty

安稳 ān wěn

smooth and steady

安安稳稳 ān ān wěn wěn

be firm and secure

红安县 Hóng ān xiàn

Hong'an county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei

达尔罕茂明安联合旗 Dá ěr hǎn Mào míng ān lián hé qí

Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia

安肃 ān sù

An Su

安第斯山脉 Ān dì sī shān mài

Andes mountain chain of South America

临安 Lín ān

Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang

长治久安 cháng zhì jiǔ ān

long-term peace and stability (of governments)

苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself / taking things easily without attending to responsibilities

安葬 ān zàng

to bury (the dead)

东长安街 dōng cháng ān jiē

East Chang'an Avenue

诏安 Zhào ān

Zhao'an county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian

安详 ān xiáng

serene

请安 qǐng ān

to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])

躁动不安 zào dòng bù ān

restlessness

远安 Yuǎn ān

Yuan'an county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei

安邦治国 ān bāng zhì guó

good administration and stability

安锡 ān xī

Annecy

安陆市 Ān lù shì

Anlu county level city in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei

偏安一隅 piān ān yì yú

be content to exercise sovereignty over a part of the country

雅利安 Yǎ lì ān

Aryan

安安静静 ān ān jìng jìng

peaceful and serene

安顿 ān dùn

to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / undisturbed / peaceful

黄安 huáng ān

Huang An

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