安 ān peace; stability
Made up of [宀 mián roof radical 40, 女 nǚ female; woman radical 38]Made with 6 strokes.
Picture of woman under a roof, denoting domestic harmony
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 宀 mián component: 宝 bǎo (jewel) 定 dìng (to set) 富 fù (rich) 宫 gōng (palace) 官 guān (official) 寒 hán (cold) 家 jiā (house) 客 kè (customer) 宁 nìng (better) 容 róng (to hold) 室 shì (room) 实 shí (real) 宋 song (Song) 它 tā (it) 穴 xué (cave) 宜 yí (proper) 院 yuàn (courtyard) 灾 zāi (disaster) 字 zì (letter)
Also uses 女 nǚ component: 矮 ǎi (low) 妇 fù (woman) 姑 gū (paternal aunt) 好 hǎo (good) 婚 hūn (to marry) 姐 jiě (elder sister) 楼 lóu (multi-story building) 妈 mā (mother) 妹 mèi (younger sister) 奶 nǎi (milk) 如 rú (as) 始 shǐ (to begin) 她 tā (she) 妄 wàng (absurd) 姓 xìng (surname) 要 yào (want)
Different tone
岸 àn (bank)Pronunciation
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Provinces
安徽 AnhuiCities
安庆 Anqing, Anhui六安 Lu'an, Anhui
安阳 Anyang, Henan
淮安 Huai'an, Jiangsu
泰安 Tai'an, Shandong
西安 Xi'an, Shaanxi
延安 Yan'an, Shaanxi
广安 Guang'an, Sichuan
南安 Nan'an, Fujian
安顺 Anshun, Guizhou
北安 Bei'an, Heilongjiang
Proverbs
安居乐业 ān jū lè yè Wishing you well in a new home塞翁失马,安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ, ān zhī fēi fú The story ➚ is that a man lost his horse but actually it went over the Great Wall and brought back several horses with it. A setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
安步当车 ān bù dàng chē Turn down luxury and high office for a simpler life. The story is of a scholar from the Warring States period who was offered great wealth and his own carriage to serve the King of Qi.
宴安酖毒 yàn ān zhèn dú Lulled into laziness and indifference by comfortable living.
怀安丧志 huái ān sàng zhì Living a life of idleness and contentment can lead to idleness and laziness.