平安
píng’ān · safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 平安
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
quiet; peaceful; calm
安全ānquánsafe; secure; safety; security
平时píngshíordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
安检ānjiǎnsecurity check (abbr. for 安全檢查|安全检查[an1 quan2 jian3 cha2]); to do a security check
安排ānpáito arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans