安全
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
安全 (ānquán) · safe
安全 (ānquán) means “safe; safety”. It is written with 2 characters: 安 (safe) + 全 (all). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 安全 is built
The characters
安 ān · safe
What 安 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 safe in a house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
全 quán · all
What 全 is made of
- 入rù — to enter
- 玉yù — jade
Origin hint: Jade 玉 put away 入 for safe-keeping (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
晚上一个人出门不安全。Wǎnshang yī gè rén chūmén bù ānquán.Going out alone at night isn't safe.
这条路安全吗？Zhè tiáo lù ānquán ma?Is this road safe?
Questions about 安全
What does 安全 mean?
安全 (ānquán) means “safe; safety”.
How do you pronounce 安全?
安全 is pronounced ānquán.
Which HSK level is 安全?
安全 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 安静ānjìngquiet
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 晚安wǎn'āngood night
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 安排ānpáito arrange
- 安装ānzhuāngto install
- 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard
- 不安bù'ānuneasy
- 安置ānzhìto place
- 安慰ānwèito comfort
Learn 安全 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.