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安 — calm; peaceful; to calm

calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease

Pinyin
ān · Ān
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — ān, Ān — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 安: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

安 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 安 in the HSK syllabus: 25

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 安静ānjìngquiet; peaceful; calmHSK 3
  2. 安全ānquánsafe; secure; safety; securityHSK 3
  3. 安检ānjiǎnsecurity check; to do a security checkHSK 4
  4. 安排ānpáito arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plansHSK 4
  5. 晚安wǎn’ānGood night!; Good evening!HSK 4
  6. 安āncalm; peaceful; to calm; to set at easeHSK 5
  7. 安全带ānquándàiseat belt; safety beltHSK 5
  8. 安慰ānwèito comfort; to consoleHSK 5
  9. 安装ānzhuāngto install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installationHSK 5
  10. 保安bǎo’ānBonan ethnic groupHSK 5
  11. 平安píng’ānsafe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safeHSK 5
  12. 不安bù’ānunpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restlessHSK 6
  13. 公安gōng’ānPublic Security; public safety; public securityHSK 6
  14. 安定āndìngstable; calm; settled; to stabilizeHSK 7–9
  15. 安抚ānfǔto placate; to pacify; to appeaseHSK 7–9
  16. 安眠药ānmiányàosleeping pillHSK 7–9
  17. 安宁ānníngpeaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worryHSK 7–9
  18. 安稳ānwěnsteady; stable; sedate; calm; sound; smoothHSK 7–9
  19. 安详ānxiángsereneHSK 7–9
  20. 安心ānxīnat ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at restHSK 7–9
  21. 安逸ānyìeasy and comfortable; easyHSK 7–9
  22. 安置ānzhìto find a place for; to help settle downHSK 7–9
  23. 居安思危jū’ān-sīwēito think of danger in times of safetyHSK 7–9
  24. 心安理得xīn’ān-lǐdéto have a clear conscienceHSK 7–9
  25. 治安zhì’ānlaw and order; public securityHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.