安ān

安

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Modern simplified form (簡體). 安 (ān, "peace, safe") is one of the most elegant simplifications — a woman (女) resting beneath a roof (宀), the picture of tranquility. The simplified form is identical to traditional, for this ancient pictogram needed no reduction: a woman safe at home is peace itself.

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Shuowen

Peace. The character combines 宀 (roof) and 女 (woman), depicting a woman safely sheltered under a roof; this image of domestic tranquility became the meaning of peace and safety.

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ān· HSK 1

安ān

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