安

a̅n = Ø + an1

surname An

a̅n = Ø + an1

(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1 pei2])

安 = 女 + 宀 : Albert Einstein prepared an experiment: He invented a new sport and tries it out himself. Using a seat belt, he jumps off anthill's roof. To his surprise, he lands in a graduation cap that Bessie Coleman put there to capture him.

安 character breakdown

安
- 女
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖

女

nǚ = nü + Ø3

female / woman / daughter

I'll represent 女 by Bessie Coleman, the first female pilot of African American descent.

女

rǔ = ru + Ø3

archaic variant of 汝[ru3]

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀). Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to go to the anthill after her graduation from university. In the anthill's kitchen (an2), her friends snatch away her graduation cap (宀), and instead put a cooking top (冖) and a petal leaf (丶) on her head.

Characters with 安 as component

按

àn = Ø + an4

to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment

按 = 安 + 扌 : Inside of the anthill's bathroom, Einstein safety-belt base-jumped off of the bathroom stall, but got stuck halfway. Now he tries to push the safety-belt's button at the top of the stall with the help of a long toy claw.

案

àn = Ø + an4

(legal) case / incident / record / file / table

案 = 安 + 木 : Albert Einstein (Ø) is being accused of being a counter revolutionary capitalist (案). He is restrained to a Christmas tree (木) in the anthill's bathroom (an4) by a safety belt (安) fixed to the tree and to his ankle so that he can't run away. Anyway he uses his time to have a close look at his file (案).

氨

a̅n = Ø + an1

ammonia

胺

àn = Ø + an4

amine / Taiwan pr. [an1]

鞍

a̅n = Ø + an1

saddle

鞍

鞌

a̅n = Ø + an1