安静
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
安静 (ānjìng) · quiet
安静 (ānjìng) means “quiet; peaceful; calm”. It is written with 2 characters: 安 (safe) + 静 (quiet). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 安静 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)
静 jìng · quiet
What 静 is made of
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 争zhēng — to dispute
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 青 gives the meaning, 争 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
图书馆里很安静。Túshūguǎn lǐ hěn ānjìng.It's very quiet in the library.
请大家安静一点儿。Qǐng dàjiā ānjìng yīdiǎnr.Everyone, please be a bit quieter.
Questions about 安静
What does 安静 mean?
安静 (ānjìng) means “quiet; peaceful; calm”.
How do you pronounce 安静?
安静 is pronounced ānjìng.
Which HSK level is 安静?
安静 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 安全ānquánsafe
- 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 安静 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.