Chinese words starting with “an”
27 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable an. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 6 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 1st tone 13
- 4th tone 14
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 安全ān quánHSK 2
safe; secure; safety; security
- 安排ān páiHSK 3
to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans
- 按照àn zhàoHSK 3
according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of
- 案件àn jiànHSK 7
case; instance
- 安静ān jìngHSK 2
quiet; peaceful; calm
- 安装ān zhuāngHSK 3
to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation
All 27 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 按 | àn | p,v | to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment | |
| 2 | 安 | ān | v,g,nr,b,r | (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) | |
| 3 | 暗 | àn | a,ad | dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant | |
| 4 | 安慰 | ān wèi | v,vn,an,a | to comfort; to console | |
| 5 | 按摩 | àn mó | vn,v | massage; to massage | |
| 6 | 暗示 | àn shì | v,vn | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion | |
| 7 | 安置 | ān zhì | v,vn | to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement | |
| 8 | 安心 | ān xīn | a,ad | at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on sth | |
| 9 | 案例 | àn lì | n | case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example | |
| 10 | 岸 | àn | n,g | bank; shore; beach; coast | |
| 11 | 按时 | àn shí | d | on time; before deadline; on schedule | |
| 12 | 安定 | ān dìng | a,an,v | stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam | |
| 13 | 暗中 | àn zhōng | d,s | in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously | |
| 14 | 安宁 | ān níng | an,a | peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry | |
| 15 | 暗杀 | àn shā | v,vn | to assassinate | |
| 16 | 安抚 | ān fǔ | v,vn | to placate; to pacify; to appease | |
| 17 | 安稳 | ān wěn | a,ad | steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth | |
| 18 | 安检 | ān jiǎn | n | security check (abbr. for 安全检查); to do a security check | |
| 19 | 按键 | àn jiàn | n | button or key (on a device); keystroke; to press a button | |
| 20 | 安逸 | ān yì | a,an | easy and comfortable; easy | |
| 21 | 安眠药 | ān mián yào | n | sleeping pill | |
| 22 | 安详 | ān xiáng | a,an | serene | |
| 23 | 岸上 | àn shàng | s | ashore; on the riverbank | |
| 24 | 暗地里 | àn dì li | d | secretly; inwardly; on the sly | |
| 25 | 按理说 | àn lǐ shuō | v | it is reasonable to say that... | |
| 26 | 安居乐业 | ān jū lè yè | v | to live in peace and work happily (idiom) | |
| 27 | 按说 | àn shuō | d | in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally |
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