平安 píng’ān▶ bình an

Stroke order

平安 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 平 — 5 strokes
• 安 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. safe and sound
2. well
3. without mishap
4. quiet and safe
5. at peace

Related words

• 平bằng phẳng, căn hộ
• 不安Bất an, không ổn định
• 公平công bằng; hội chợ
• 和平hòa bình
• 安慰an ủi
• 安装cài đặt; lắp đặt

平安 is pronounced píng’ān and means “bình an”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 平安 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.