ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful

surname An; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]); 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[an1 pei2])

roof (宀) + woman (女) = calm and safe

A woman sheltered under a roof was the ancient image of safety and peace. This domestic calm extended to meanings of contentment, stability, and being free from threat.

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Words with 安

同安

tóng ān

see 同安區|同安区[Tong2 an1 Qu1]

安寝

ān qǐn

to sleep peacefully

卧不安

wò bù ān

restless insomnia

道高益安,势高益危

dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi

More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).

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

远安

yuǎn ān

see 遠安縣|远安县[Yuan3 an1 Xian4]

远安县

yuǎn ān xiàn

Yuan'an, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei

迁安

qiān ān

see 遷安市|迁安市[Qian1 an1 Shi4]

迁安市

qiān ān shì

Qian'an, a county-level city in Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

郡治安官

jùn zhì ān guān

sheriff

都安

dū ān

see 都安瑤族自治縣|都安瑶族自治县[Du1 an1 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

都安瑶族自治县

dū ān yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Du'an Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi

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