安(ān): surname An
HSK 26 strokes
surname An
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- ān
- Meaning
- surname An
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 安 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 安 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 安
Common words using 安 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
Open 公安局 page →(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs
Open 不安其室 page →Related characters
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