平安
HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 5
平安 (píng'ān) · safe
平安 (píng'ān) means “safe; safe and sound”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 安 (safe). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 平安 is built
The characters
平 píng · flat
What 平 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A leveling scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
一路平安！Yīlù píng'ān!Have a safe trip!
他平安到家了。Tā píng'ān dào jiā le.He got home safely.
Questions about 平安
What does 平安 mean?
平安 (píng'ān) means “safe; safe and sound”.
How do you pronounce 平安?
平安 is pronounced píng'ān.
Which HSK level is 平安?
平安 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 平常píngchángusually
- 平等píngděngequal
- 平时píngshíusually
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 平方píngfāngsquare (meter etc.)
- 平静píngjìngcalm
- 平均píngjūnaverage
Learn 平安 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.