安 ān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
安宁
ānníng
peaceful; tranquil; peace
Characters in this word
宁 níng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 城市表面的安宁，并不意味着矛盾已经消失，只是暂时被压在水面之下。 Chéngshì biǎomiàn de ānníng, bìng bù yìwèizhe máodùn yǐjīng xiāoshī, zhǐshì zànshí bèi yā zài shuǐmiàn zhī xià. The surface tranquillity of the city does not mean the contradictions have disappeared; they have only been temporarily pushed beneath the surface.
- 夜深了，小村庄显得格外安宁。 Yè shēn le, xiǎo cūnzhuāng xiǎnde géwài ānníng. Deep in the night, the little village seemed especially peaceful.
- 他只想回到乡下，过上安宁的日子。 Tā zhǐ xiǎng huí dào xiāngxia, guò shàng ānníng de rìzi. All he wants is to go back to the countryside and live a peaceful life.