安

• 拼音: ān
• 汉字拆解: 安 = 宀 (roof) + 女 (woman), depicting a woman sheltered at home — symbolising peace and security

含义

To install; to fit (V); settled; at ease; peaceful (Adj). Used for physically fixing something in place, or to describe a calm, secure state.

As a verb, 安 means to install or mount something (e.g., 安灯 — install a light; 安门 — fit a door). As an adjective, it means settled, peaceful, or at ease. Commonly appears in compounds: 安全 (safe), 安排 (arrange), 安心 (feel at ease), 安静 (quiet).

例句

1. 工人今天来给我们家安了一扇新门。
2. 知道孩子平安到达后，她的心终于安了下来。
3. 他在墙上安了一个书架，用来放常用的书。

用法指南

语境: everyday, home

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们请人在浴室安了一个热水器。(We had someone install a water heater in the bathroom.)
• 你放心，他现在一切都安好。(Don't worry — he is now safe and well.)

错误说法

• 用'安'单独表示'安静'的意思 (Don't use 安 alone to mean 'quiet' — use 安静 instead)

起源与历史

安 is an ideograph showing a woman (女) under a roof (宀), suggesting a sense of peace and settledness within the home.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal