安 ān

1. ān 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')
2. ān verb to calm; to pacify
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '安' v 1; Mathews 1931 '安' p. 4; NCCED '安' 3)
3. ān 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).
4. ān 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)
5. ān verb comfortable; happy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '安' 1c, p. 2; Mathews 1931 '安' p. 4; NCCED '安' 4)
6. ān 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)
7. ān 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)
8. ān verb to be content
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '安' 1c, p. 2; NCCED '安' 5)
9. ān verb to cherish
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '安' 8)
10. ān verb to bestow; to confer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '安' 9)
11. ān noun amphetamine
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Medicine
    Notes: Abbreviation for 安非他命 (Guoyu '安' n 2)
12. ān noun ampere
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Physics
    Notes: Abbreviation for 安培 (Guoyu '安' n 3)
13. ān 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)
14. ān verb to reside; to live at
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 居 (Guoyu '安' v 4)
15. ān 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)
16. ān 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)
17. ān conjunction thus; so; therefore
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 乃 or 于是 (Guoyu '安' conjunction)
18. ān adverb deliberately
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '安' p. 5)
19. ān adverb naturally
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '安' p. 5)
20. ān 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)
21. ān adjective Ease
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
22. ān foreign e
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: a; see 阿 (FGDB '阿')
23. ān bound form an
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Used in monastic names to indicate Parthian descent (Kroll 2015 '安' 5, p. 2)
24. ān 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

• 安然 safe; peaceful ; Peacefulness ; An-nen
• 根本说一切有部毘奈耶安居事(根本說一切有部毘奈耶安居事) Vinayavastu; Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye Anju Shi
• 圣无动尊安镇家国等法(聖無動尊安鎮家國等法) Acalanatha Ritual for the Peace of the Home and State; Sheng Wu Dong Zun An Zhen Jia Guo Deng Fa
• 天开千里月 人安四季春(天開千里月 人安四季春) A clear sky allows the moon to stretch across a thousand miles; A peaceful mind enjoys spring days across all four seasons.
• 安惠 An Hui
• 安立行 Supratihitacritra
• 安定 stable; quiet ; to decide ; biological equilibrium ; Calm and Unmoving
• 宝安寺(寶安寺) Bao'an Temple
• 心怀度众慈悲愿，身似法海不系舟，问我一生何所求，平安幸福照五洲。(心懷度眾慈悲願，身似法海不繫舟，問我一生何所求，平安幸福照五洲。) With mind as vast and boundless as emptiness,
• 安忍 tolerance ; Patience ; to bear adversity with calmness ; Abiding Patience
• 安玄 An Xuan
• 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.

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安第斯 、 欧洲安全和合作组织 、 请安 、 安富尊荣 、 安理会 、 安娜·卡列尼娜 、 寝不安席 、 姚安 、 安溪 、 平安县 、 东安 、 安门 、 安息香属 、 招安 、 安庆市 、 安定门 、 安有 、 安士 、 国安部 、 安闲自在 、 安琪儿 、 隆安 、 安眠酮 、 网络安全 、 安歇 、 安阳县 、 长安令 、 长安大学 、 安阳市 、 安康市 、 安民 、 戴安娜王妃 、 安地斯 、 朱利安 、 心安理得 、 安享太平 、 国土安全 、 安全壳 、 安全无虞

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• Section 3 Worldwide - Chapter 3: A Brief History of Asian Buddhism 第三篇　世界篇 第三章　亞洲佛教簡史 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 21
• Hsing Yun Diary 37 - Wholesome Understanding: The Art of Declining 星雲日記37～善聽 拒絕的藝術(1995/9/1～1995/9/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 18
• Hsing Yun Diary 15 - Complete Affinity in the Human World: According to Causes and Conditions, According to Ability 星雲日記15～緣滿人間 隨緣隨分(1992/1/1~1/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 17
• My Appraisal of Contemporary Characters 我對當代人物的評議 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 4 - Social Affinities 2 《百年佛緣4－社緣篇2》 — count: 17
• Hsing Yun Diary 15 - Complete Affinity in the Human World: Affinity Fills the Human World 星雲日記15～緣滿人間 緣滿人間(1992/1/16~1/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 17
• Taiwanese Leadership Elections 台灣領導人的選舉 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 3 - Social Affinities 1 《百年佛緣3－社緣篇1》 — count: 16
• Hsing Yun Diary 28 - A Life at Ease: The Flower of Life 星雲日記28～自在人生 人生如花(1994/4/1～1994/4/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 16
• Ten Non-Thoughts of the Young Buddhist Monastic Community (1) 青年僧伽的十無思想 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 15
• Hsing Yun Diary 24 - A Life with Balanced Income and Expenses: The Philosophy of Being Cheated 星雲日記24～收支平篌的人生 吃虧上當的哲學(1993/7/1～1993/7/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 14
• Hsing Yun Diary 24 - A Life with Balanced Income and Expenses: The Joy of Being Busy 星雲日記24～收支平篌的人生 忙碌的喜悅(1993/8/1～1993/8/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 14

Collocations

• 能安 (能安) 心有所主自能安 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 2: The Natural Laws of Cause and Effect 第二冊 自然因果法則 — count: 9
• 安度 (安度) 儘量給予安度晚年 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 5 - Gas Station of Life 《迷悟之間(五)人生加油站》, Life as it used to be 老來子 — count: 8
• 苟安 (苟安) 才不會在苟安中退步 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 1: Educating on Principles and Application 第一冊 教育教理教用 — count: 8
• 安道诚 (安道誠) 惠能大師得到慈善人士安道誠的布施 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 8
• 身安 (身安) 身安室自寬 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 8
• 难安 (難安) 舌味身觸心難安 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 7
• 要安 (要安) 民要安 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 7
• 安众 (安眾) 寺院要安眾辦道 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 10: Four Main Halls 第十講‧四大堂口 — count: 6
• 安僧 (安僧) 於是自願把這許多土地供養六祖大師來建寺安僧 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 6
• 求安 (求安) 求安不如守戒 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Purification of the mind and doing good works are not distinguished as higher or lower - Part 23 [Lecture] 淨心行善法無高下分第二十三 【講話】 — count: 3