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安稳 (ān wěn) — steady and calm; stable; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth

Definition

安稳 leans toward 'peaceful and secure' — life, sleep, mood — with a calmer, softer feel than 稳定/稳固 ('firmly stable'). Often describes how a person feels, not just how a system runs.

adjective
steady and calmstable(of sleep) sound(of a transition) smooth

Examples

  • 安稳。
    Tā tuì xiū hòu guò shàng le ān wěn de shēng huó.
    He lived a steady and peaceful life after retirement.
  • 安稳。
    Zuó wǎn wǒ shuì dé tè bié ān wěn.
    I slept especially soundly last night.
  • 安稳。
    Xīn xì tǒng yùn xíng dé fēi cháng ān wěn.
    The new system runs very smoothly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

安āncalm; stable
稳wěnsteady

The calm part and the steady part combine to describe stability and peace.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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