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安 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 十女 (JV), four-corner 30404, composition ⿱宀女)

trad. 安
simp. # 安
alternative forms 侒𠕷𭑨𡚴

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| | Old Chinese | | | -------------------------------- | ----------------- | | 安 | *qaːn | | 鞍 | *qaːn | | 鞌 | *qaːn | | 侒 | *qaːn | | 按 | *qaːns | | 案 | *qaːns | | 洝 | *qaːns | | 荌 | *qaːns | | 晏 | *qaːns, *qraːns | | 鴳 | *qraːns | | 騴 | *qraːns | | 鷃 | *qraːns | | 頞 | *qaːd | | 胺 | *qaːd | | 咹 | *qaːd |

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 宀 (“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 *ʔɨāɫ (“rest”), comparing it to Mizo âwl (“to rest”) (and also noting Dhimal [script needed] (el-ka, “good”)). STEDT, however, traces the Mizo word to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-grwal ~ *ʔwal (“finish, loose, relax”) and did not list 安 (OC *qaːn) among its comparanda: namely 完 (OC *ɦŋoːn), 緩 (OC *ɢʷaːnʔ), 諼 (OC *qʰʷan, *qʰʷanʔ), 援 (OC *ɢʷans, *ɢʷan).

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).

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a _ng_-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

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Note:

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 安 安 安
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3
ModernBeijing(Pinyin) ān ān ān
MiddleChinese ‹ 'an › ‹ 'an › ‹ 'an ›
OldChinese /*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/ /*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/ /*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/
English peace(ful) how 安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 安
Reading # 1/1
No. 11
Phoneticcomponent 安
Rimegroup 元
Rimesubdivision 1
CorrespondingMC rime 安
OldChinese /*qaːn/

安

  1. calm; peaceful; tranquil; quiet
    安寧／安宁 ― ānníng ― peaceful; tranquil
    安睡 ― ānshuì ― to sleep peacefully
    不安 ― bù'ān ― uneasy; disturbed
  2. comfortable; at ease
    安逸 ― ānyì ― easy and comfortable
  3. safe; secure
    安然無恙／安然无恙 ― ānránwúyàng ― safe and sound
    轉危為安／转危为安 ― zhuǎnwēiwéi'ān ― avert a danger
  4. to calm; to pacify
    安神 ― ānshén ― to calm the nerves
    除暴安良 ― chúbào'ānliáng ― to get rid of bullies and bring peace to good people
    天安門／天安门 ― Tiān'ānmén ― Tiananmen, Beijing; literally "the gate of Heaven's peacemaking"
  5. to feel satisfied with
    安於現狀／安于现状 ― ānyúxiànzhuàng ― to be content with the status quo (and unwilling to progress)
    安貧樂道／安贫乐道 ― ānpínyuèdào ― to be happy to live a simple and virtuous life
  6. to find a place for; to plant
    安插 ― ānchā ― to place (somebody) in a certain position
    安家落戶／安家落户 ― ānjiāluòhù ― to settle in a new place
  7. to fit; to install
    安電燈／安电灯 ― ān diàndēng ― 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._]
    随便给他安个罪名 [MSC, _simp._]
    suíbiàn gěi tā ān ge zuìmíng [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  10. (Cantonese) ounce
    五安奶 [Cantonese] ― ng5 on1 naai5 [Jyutping] ― five ounces of milk
  11. (literary) where
  1. (literary) how; why
  1. a surname
    安祿山／安禄山 ― Ān Lùshān ― An Lushan
  2. (historical) a surname. Given to people from the Arsacid or Parthian Empire (安息 or 安國／安国)
  3. Used in transcription.
    盧安達／卢安达 ― Lú'āndá ― Rwanda
    安斯巴赫 ― Ānsībāhè ― Ansbach
    安哥拉羅安達／安哥拉罗安达 ― Āngēlā Luó'āndá ― Luanda, Angola
    安妮 ― Ānnī ― Annie
    克里斯蒂安 ― Kèlǐsīdì'ān ― Christian
    印第安人 ― Yìndì'ānrén ― American Indian
  4. (physics) Short for 安培 (ānpéi, “ampere”).
  5. Short for 安非他命 (ānfēitāmìng, “amphetamine”).
    吸安 ― xī'ān ― to use amphetamine (illegally)
  6. Short for 安那其主義／安那其主义 (ānnàqí zhǔyì, “anarchism”).

安

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Kanji in this term
安
あんGrade: 3
on'yomi

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”)

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安 (eumhun 편안 안 (pyeonan an))

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

安 (an; yên)

  1. Nôm form of an (“peaceful”).
    神符法主禁㐌安
    Thần phù phép chúa cổm đạ an
    With the god's spells, the Then lords are now at peace
  2. Nôm form of yên (“peaceful”).
    害立他安志茶𫺒
    Hại lắp tha yên chí dá dan
    Close your eyes, believe and don't get startled

安 (ăn)

  1. Nôm form of ăn (“Used for inanimate things that lack specific classifiers”).
    安腩𫭻咹奏
    Ăn nồm cợ ăn tẩu
    A breast as big as a bottle gourd

安 (ăn)

  1. Nôm form of ăn (“thing, specifically fruit”).
    𣅃𪾦𫇥齐痚云安
    Pjục lừ bjoóc te̱ héo pền ăn
    Tomorrow, the flower will wither and bear fruits.

安: Hán Việt readings: an[1][2][3][4][5], yên[4][5]
安: Nôm readings: yên[1][2][3][6][4][7], an[1][2][4][7], án[1], ăn[1]

  1. chữ Hán form of an (“safe; secure”).
  2. chữ Hán form of yên (“calm; peaceful”).

Compounds derived from 安 (an)

Compounds derived from 安 (yên)

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nguyễn (2014).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trần (2004).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Bonet (1899).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Génibrel (1898).
  6. ^ Hồ (1976).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).

安

  1. Alternative form of 𬻹 (“Sawndip form of _aen_”)