safe; peaceful (安全, 平安); calm; settled (安心); to install; to place (安装); (literary) how (安能)
安 is peace — safe and settled, a woman under a roof in the classic picture.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 会意, 从宀、从女 — the classic picture is a woman home under a roof.
WHOLE CHARACTER
safe; peaceful (安全, 平安); calm; settled (安心); to install; to place (安装); (literary) how (安能)
安 is peace — safe and settled, a woman under a roof in the classic picture.
ZDIC: 会意, 从宀、从女 — the classic picture is a woman home under a roof.
MEANING: ROOF (THE SHELTER RADICAL)
covered house; shelter
Often called the roof component. Its dictionary meaning concerns a covered house; its role in this character is shown below.
In 安: meaning: roof (the shelter radical) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
MEANING: WOMAN
woman; female
Female/woman-related meaning clue.
In 安: meaning: woman Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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