治安
Old HSK 6
治安 (zhì'ān) · public order
治安 (zhì'ān) means “public order; public security”. It is written with 2 characters: 治 (to treat) + 安 (safe). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 治安 is built
The characters
治 zhì · to treat
What 治 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 台tái — platform
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A structure 台 that directs the flow of water 氵 (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
这个地区的治安很好。Zhège dìqū de zhì'ān hěn hǎo.Public order in this area is very good.
警察维护社会治安。Jǐngchá wéihù shèhuì zhì'ān.The police maintain public security.
Questions about 治安
What does 治安 mean?
治安 (zhì'ān) means “public order; public security”.
How do you pronounce 治安?
治安 is pronounced zhì'ān.
Which HSK level is 治安?
治安 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 政治zhèngzhìpolitics
- 治疗zhìliáoto treat (an illness)
- 防治fángzhìto prevent and treat
- 统治tǒngzhìto rule
- 治理zhìlǐto manage
- 治zhìto treat
- 安静ānjìngquiet
- 安全ānquánsafe
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 晚安wǎn'āngood night
Learn 治安 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 238: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.