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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) calm; peaceful
  2. 2. to calm; to set at ease
  3. 3. safe; secure; in good health
  4. 4. content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[ān yú])
  5. 5. to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)
  6. 6. to install; to fix; to fit
  7. 7. to bring (a charge against sb)
  8. 8. to harbor (certain intentions)

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Words Containing 安

一路平安
yī lù píng ān

to have a pleasant journey

不安
bù ān

unpeaceful

保安
bǎo ān

to ensure public security

公安
gōng ān

(Ministry of) Public Security

公安局
gōng ān jú

public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)

安全
ān quán

safe; secure

安定
ān dìng

Anting township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

安宁
ān níng

Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[lán zhōu shì], Gansu

安居乐业
ān jū lè yè

to live in peace and work happily (idiom)

安心
ān xīn

at ease

安慰
ān wèi

to comfort

安排
ān pái

to arrange

安抚
ān fǔ

to placate

安检
ān jiǎn

to do a security check

安眠药
ān mián yào

sleeping pill

安稳
ān wěn

steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth

安置
ān zhì

to find a place for

安装
ān zhuāng

to install

安详
ān xiáng

serene

安逸
ān yì

easy and comfortable

安静
ān jìng

quiet

平安
píng ān

safe and sound

心安理得
xīn ān lǐ dé

to have a clear conscience

晚安
wǎn ān

Good night!

治安
zhì ān

law and order

不安其室
bù ān qí shì

(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs

不安分
bù ān fen

restless

不安好心
bù ān hǎo xīn

to have bad intentions

乾安
qián ān

Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

乾安县
qián ān xiàn

Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

亚利安娜
yà lì ān nà

Ariane (French space rocket)

亚细安
yà xì ān

ASEAN

人身安全
rén shēn ān quán

personal safety

任安
rén ān

Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿

伏安
fú ān

volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)

来安
lái ān

Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui

来安县
lái ān xiàn

Lai'an county in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui

依安
yī ān

Yi'an county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

依安县
yī ān xiàn

Yi'an county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

保安人员
bǎo ān rén yuán

security personnel

保安团
bǎo ān tuán

peace keeping group

保安局局长
bǎo ān jú jú zhǎng

Secretary for Security (Hong Kong)

保安族
bǎo ān zú

Bao'an, also called Bonan (ethnic group)

保安自动化
bǎo ān zì dòng huà

security automation

保安部队
bǎo ān bù duì

security forces

偏安
piān ān

fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground

偷安
tōu ān

to shirk responsibility

克里斯蒂安
kè lǐ sī dì ān

Kristian or Christian (name)

克里斯蒂安松
kè lǐ sī dì ān sōng

Kristiansund (city in Norway)

入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān

buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)

公共安全罪
gōng gòng ān quán zuì

crime against public order

公安官员
gōng ān guān yuán

public safety officials

公安机关
gōng ān jī guān

public security bureau

公安县
gōng ān xiàn

Gong'an county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州[jīng zhōu], Hubei

公安部
gōng ān bù

Ministry of Public Security

六安
lù ān

Lu'an prefecture-level city in Anhui

六安市
lù ān shì

Lu'an prefecture-level city in Anhui

出入平安
chū rù píng ān

lit. peace when you come or go

刘安
liú ān

Liu An (179-122 BC), King of Huainan under the Western Han, ordered the writing of the 淮南子[huái nán zi]

北安
běi ān

Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang

北安市
běi ān shì

Bei'an, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang

北安普敦
běi ān pǔ dūn

Northampton, town in central England, county town of Northamptonshire 北安普敦郡[běi ān pǔ dūn jùn]

午安
wǔ ān

Good afternoon!

南安
nán ān

Nan'an, county-level city in Quanzhou 泉州[quán zhōu], Fujian

南安市
nán ān shì

Nan'an, county-level city in Quanzhou 泉州[quán zhōu], Fujian

南安普敦
nán ān pǔ dūn

Southampton, town in south England

印地安
yìn dì ān

native American

印地安纳
yìn dì ān nà

Indiana, US state

印地安纳州
yìn dì ān nà zhōu

Indiana, US state

印第安
yìn dì ān

(American) Indian

印第安人
yìn dì ān rén

American Indians

印第安座
yìn dì ān zuò

Indus (constellation)

印第安纳
yìn dì ān nà

Indiana, US state

印第安纳州
yìn dì ān nà zhōu

Indiana, US state

印第安纳波利斯
yìn dì ān nà bō lì sī

Indianapolis, Indiana

反安慰剂
fǎn ān wèi jì

nocebo

台安
tái ān

Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning

吉安
jí ān

Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

吉安市
jí ān shì

Ji'an prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

吉安县
jí ān xiàn

Ji'an county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

吉安乡
jí ān xiāng

Ji'an or Chi'an township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

同安
tóng ān

Tong'an district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian

同安区
tóng ān qū

Tong'an district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian

同安县
tóng ān xiàn

former Tong'an county, now Tong'an district 同安區|同安区[tóng ān qū] of Xiamen city, Fujian

咸安区
xián ān qū

Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市[xián níng shì], Hubei

问安
wèn ān

to pay one's respects

固安
gù ān

Gu'an county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei

固安县
gù ān xiàn

Gu'an county in Langfang 廊坊[láng fáng], Hebei

国内安全保卫局
guó nèi ān quán bǎo wèi jú

Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for dealing with dissidents, activists etc

国土安全
guó tǔ ān quán

homeland security

国土安全局
guó tǔ ān quán jú

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

国土安全部
guó tǔ ān quán bù

(US) Department of Homeland Security

国安
guó ān

national security act

国安部
guó ān bù

PRC Ministry of State Security

国家安全
guó jiā ān quán

national security

国家安全局
guó jiā ān quán jú

National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)

国家安全部
guó jiā ān quán bù

PRC Ministry of State Security

国泰民安
guó tài mín ān

the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity

坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
埃尔多安
āi ěr duō ān

Erdogan (name)

塞巴斯蒂安
sāi bā sī dì ān

Sebastian (name)

塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú

it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

大安
dà ān

Da'an or Ta'an District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan

大安区
dà ān qū

Da'an or Ta'an District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan

大安市
dà ān shì

Da'an, county-level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin

大安的列斯
dà ān dì liè sī

Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago

大安的列斯群岛
dà ān dì liè sī qún dǎo

Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago

大安乡
dà ān xiāng

Da'an or Ta'an Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

大兴安岭
dà xīng ān lǐng

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

大兴安岭地区
dà xīng ān lǐng dì qū

Daxing'anling prefecture in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

大兴安岭山脉
dà xīng ān lǐng shān mài

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province

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

天安门开了
tiān ān mén kāi le

pants fly is down

奥利安
ào lì ān

Orion (constellation, loan word)

姚安
yáo ān

Yao'an County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

姚安县
yáo ān xiàn

Yao'an County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan

安·海瑟薇
ān · hǎi sè wēi

see 安妮·海瑟薇[ān ní · hǎi sè wēi]

安丘
ān qiū

Anqiu, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[wéi fāng], Shandong

安丘市
ān qiū shì

Anqiu, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[wéi fāng], Shandong

安乃近
ān nǎi jìn

analgin (loanword)

安之若素
ān zhī ruò sù

bear hardship with equanimity

安人
ān rén

to pacify the people

安仁
ān rén

Anren county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

安仁县
ān rén xiàn

Anren county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

安保
ān bǎo

security

安倍晋三
ān bèi jìn sān

Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012-2020

安克拉治
ān kè lā zhì

Anchorage (Alaska)

安克雷奇
ān kè léi qí

Anchorage (city in Alaska)

安全问题
ān quán wèn tí

safety issue

安全套
ān quán tào

condom

安全局
ān quán jú

security bureau

安全岛
ān quán dǎo

traffic island; pedestrian refuge

安全带
ān quán dài

seat belt

安全帽
ān quán mào

safety helmet

安全性
ān quán xìng

security

安全感
ān quán gǎn

sense of security

安全掣
ān quán chè

emergency stop

安全措施
ān quán cuò shī

safety feature

安全期
ān quán qī

safe period

安全壳
ān quán ké

containment vessel

安全气囊
ān quán qì náng

safety airbag (auto.)

安全无事
ān quán wú shì

safe and sound

安全无恙
ān quán wú yàng

see 安然無恙|安然无恙[ān rán wú yàng]

安全无虞
ān quán wú yú

safe and secure

安全灯
ān quán dēng

safety lamp

安全理事会
ān quán lǐ shì huì

(United Nations) Security Council

安全眼罩
ān quán yǎn zhào

safety goggles

安全网
ān quán wǎng

safety net

安全考虑
ān quán kǎo lǜ

security concerns; safety considerations

安全阀
ān quán fá

safety valve

安分
ān fèn

content with one's lot

安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ

to be content with one's lot (idiom)

安利
ān lì

Amway (brand)

安化
ān huà

Anhua county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[yì yáng], Hunan

安化县
ān huà xiàn

Anhua county in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[yì yáng], Hunan

安匝
ān zā

ampere-turn (unit of magnetomotive force)

安卓
ān zhuó

Android (operating system for mobile devices)

安南
ān nán

Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam)

安南区
ān nán qū

Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[tái nán shì], Taiwan

安南子
ān nán zǐ

see 胖大海[pàng dà hǎi]

安南山脉
ān nán shān mài

Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos

安卡拉
ān kǎ lā

Ankara, capital of Turkey

安危
ān wēi

safety and danger

安可
ān kě

encore (loanword)

安史之乱
ān shǐ zhī luàn

An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山|安禄山[ān lù shān] and 史思明[shǐ sī míng], a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty

安吉
ān jí

Anji county in Huzhou 湖州[hú zhōu], Zhejiang

安吉星
ān jí xīng

OnStar, communications system for motor vehicles featuring speech recognition, GPS navigation etc

安吉尔
ān jí ěr

angel (loanword)

安吉县
ān jí xiàn

Anji county in Huzhou 湖州[hú zhōu], Zhejiang

安哥拉
ān gē lā

Angola

安国
ān guó

Anguo, county-level city in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

安国市
ān guó shì

Anguo, county-level city in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

安图
ān tú

Antu County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin

安图县
ān tú xiàn

Antu County in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin

安土重迁
ān tǔ zhòng qiān

to hate to leave a place where one has lived long

安圭拉
ān guī lā

Anguilla

安地斯
ān dì sī

the Andes mountains

安培
ān péi

ampere (loanword)

安培小时
ān péi xiǎo shí

ampere-hour (Ah)

安培表
ān péi biǎo

ammeter

安培计
ān péi jì

ammeter (loanword from \ampere meter\)

安塞
ān sāi

Ansai county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

安塞县
ān sāi xiàn

Ansai county in Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi

安多
ān duō

Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[nà qǔ dì qū], central Tibet

安多县
ān duō xiàn

Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[nà qǔ dì qū], central Tibet

安多芬
ān duō fēn

endorphin (loanword)

安大略湖
ān dà lüe4 hú

Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[wǔ dà hú]

安大略省
ān dà lüe4 shěng

Ontario province, Canada

安太岁
ān tài suì

to propitiate the god of the current year, Tai Sui 太歲|太岁[tài suì]

安好
ān hǎo

safe and sound

安好心
ān hǎo xīn

to have good intentions

安如泰山
ān rú tài shān

as secure as Mount Taishan

安如磐石
ān rú pán shí

as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses

安妮
ān nī

Annie (name)

安妮·夏菲维
ān ní · xià fēi wéi

see 安妮·海瑟薇[ān ní · hǎi sè wēi]

安妮·海瑟薇
ān ní · hǎi sè wēi

Anne Hathaway (1982-), American actress

安娜
ān nà

Anna (name)

安娜·卡列尼娜
ān nà · kǎ liè ní nà

Anna Karenina, novel by Leo Tolstoy 列夫·托爾斯泰|列夫·托尔斯泰[liè fū · tuō ěr sī tài]