(ān)

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 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀女

A woman 女 safe in a house 宀

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

to have a pleasant journey

Open 一路平安 page →
ān
HSK 3

unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried

Open 不安 page →
bǎoān
HSK 3

Bonan ethnic group

Open 保安 page →
gōngān
HSK 6

see 公安县

Open 公安 page →
HSK 7-9

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

Open 公安局 page →
qiánān

see 乾安县

Open 乾安 page →
jiāoān

road traffic safety (abbr. for 交通安全)

Open 交安 page →

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

Open 不安其室 page →

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