安 ān
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adjective
calm; still; quiet; peaceful
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Synonymous with 靜 in this sense. For example, 长治久安 'long order and long peace'. Etymology from Shuo Wen: 安：靜也。 (CCI p. 37; CC-CEDICT '長治久安'; Guoyu '長治久安'; Guoyu '安' adj; Kroll 2015 '安' 1b, p. 2; Mathews 1931 '安' p. 4; NCCED '安' 2; Unihan '安') -
verb
to calm; to pacify
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '安' v 1; Mathews 1931 '安' p. 4; NCCED '安' 3) -
pronoun
where
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: An interrogative pronoun in Literary Chinese used to mark a locative object, indentical in use to 焉 (Guoyu '安' pronoun 1; Kroll 2015 '安' 4, p. 2; Mathews 1931 '安' p. 5; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 96). -
adjective
safe; secure
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 稳定 or 安全 (Guoyu '安' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '安' 1a, p. 2; NCCED '安' 1) -
verb
comfortable; happy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '安' 1c, p. 2; Mathews 1931 '安' p. 4; NCCED '安' 4) -
verb
to find a place for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 安 is synonymous with 容身 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '安' 2, p. 2; NCCED '安' 6) -
verb
to install; to fix; to fit
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 安装 (Guoyu '安' v 2; Kroll 2015 '安' 2, p. 2; NCCED '安' 7) -
verb
to be content
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '安' 1c, p. 2; NCCED '安' 5) -
verb
to cherish
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '安' 8) -
verb
to bestow; to confer
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '安' 9) -
noun
amphetamine
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Medicine
Notes: Abbreviation for 安非他命 (Guoyu '安' n 2) -
noun
ampere
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Physics
Notes: Abbreviation for 安培 (Guoyu '安' n 3) -
verb
to add; to submit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 加上; for example, 安罪名 'to add a criminal charge' (Guoyu '安' v 3) -
verb
to reside; to live at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 居 (Guoyu '安' v 4) -
verb
to be used to; to be familiar with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 习惯 or 熟悉 (Guoyu '安' v 5) -
pronoun
how; why
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 如何 (Guoyu '安' pronoun 2; Mathews 1931 '安' p.5) -
conjunction
thus; so; therefore
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 乃 or 于是 (Guoyu '安' conjunction) -
adverb
deliberately
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '安' p. 5) -
adverb
naturally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '安' p. 5) -
foreign
an
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used to represent foreign sounds, such as 安培 Ampere (Mathews 1931 '安' p. 5) -
adjective
Ease
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
foreign
e
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: a; see 阿 (FGDB '阿') -
bound form
an
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Used in monastic names to indicate Parthian descent (Kroll 2015 '安' 5, p. 2) -
noun
peace
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kṣema, Japanese: an, Tibetan: bde ba (BCSD '安', p. 372; DJBT '安', p. 423; Mahāvyutpatti 'kṣemaḥ'; MW 'kṣema'; SH '安', p. 211)
Contained in
- 安坐 steady meditation
- 敬安 Jing An; Bazhu Toutuo
- 平安山青家家庆 慈孝人间户户春(平安山青家家慶 慈孝人間戶戶春) Safe in nature's abundance, it is celebration for a family; Love and kindness in the world, it is joy for every home.
- 安乐富有(安樂富有) Comfort and Wealthy
- 看世间花红柳绿 愿天下家和人安(看世間花紅柳綠 願天下家和人安) Bearing witness of a profusion of the world's colors; I wish for all families to be peaceful and safe.
- 心正人安 A Righteous Mind Brings Peace
- 平安自在 Peace and Perfect Ease
- 成人之美 我心安然 Assist Others in Fulfilling Their Goals; My Mind Is Peaceful and at Ease
- 平安 safe and sound; peaceful ; Safety and Peace
- 静地禅坐颐养身心 海边散步开阔胸怀 树下小憩清凉自在 道路行走注意安全 居家团聚天伦之乐 月下沉思反省改过 心中有佛明心见性 人间修行与人为善(靜地禪坐頤養身心 海邊散步開闊胸懷 樹下小憩清涼自在 道路行走注意安全 居家團聚天倫之樂 月下沉思反省改過 心中有佛明心見性 人間修行與人為善) Nurture the body and mind in silent meditation. Broaden your mind by taking strolls along the beach. Stay calm and at peace when resting under trees. Be careful and safe when crossing roads. Enjoy time together with family at home. Reflect in the moonlight to amend your mistakes. Be mindful of the Buddha to discover your true nature. The cultivation of life is to be kind to others.
- 安乐国(安樂國) Land of Bliss
- 心安茅屋稳 性定菜根香 世事静方见 人情淡始长(心安茅屋穩 性定菜根香 世事靜方見 人情淡始長) A peaceful mind stays in an unshakable hut. A steady nature tastes delicacy in vegetable roots. A calm observer detects the unseen in this world. A bland relationship is the one to last long.
Also contained in
寝食难安 、 人身安全 、 安家 、 瑞安 、 安定乡 、 万安县 、 安培表 、 安泰 、 安新县 、 同安县 、 请安 、 振安 、 安如磐石 、 安息帝国 、 淳安县 、 翁安县 、 安达 、 临安区 、 安培 、 锡安 、 望安 、 安达曼岛 、 公安机关 、 安定区 、 冥安 、 信息安全 、 安得猛士兮守四方 、 安胜 、 红安 、 安仁 、 安逸 、 坐立难安 、 局促不安 、 安义 、 安福县 、 安打 、 久安 、 不安其室 、 安全措施
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 12 Dharanisamgraha Sutra (Collected Dharanis Sutra) 陀羅尼集經 — count: 102 , has English translation
- Scroll 5 Biographies of Eminent Monks 高僧傳 — count: 73 , has English translation
- Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 59
- Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Dasheng Guan Xiang Man Na Luo Jing Zhu E Qu Jing (Mahayana Visualized Mandala for Purification of Evil Destinies Sutra) 佛說大乘觀想曼拏羅淨諸惡趣經 — count: 54
- Scroll 2 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 51
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 47
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 46
- Scroll 52 Dharmaguputakavinaya (Si Fen Lu) 四分律 — count: 45 , has English translation
- Scroll 2 Mārīcīdhāraṇīsūtra (Fo Shuo Da Mo Li Zhi Pusa Jing) 佛說大摩里支菩薩經 — count: 44
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 43
Collocations
- 安快 (安快) 安快無病 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 47
- 获安 (穫安) 天人獲安 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 21
- 安徐 (安徐) 汝將此人安徐殺之 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 12
- 安日 (安日) 安日道中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 8
- 安谛 (安諦) 所作安諦 — Brahma Net Sutra (Fan Wang Liushi Er Jian Jing) 梵網六十二見經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
- 慰安 (慰安) 王歡喜顧囑慰安 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
- 安止 (安止) 安止其中 — Reciting in Concert (Daji Famen Jing) 大集法門經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 安铜 (安銅) 或安銅釜中 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 5
- 欲安 (欲安) 一切眾生常念欲安 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 5
- 后世安 (後世安) 亦為後世安 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 29 — count: 4