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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 安南

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
安南 Ān nán - Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam)
- Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century)
- Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period)
- old name for Vietnam
- Annan District in Tainan 臺南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
- Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 52,399 11,453 53,799

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
Ān- surname An
ān- (bound form) calm; peaceful
- to calm; to set at ease
- safe; secure; in good health
- content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2])
- 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[an1pei2])
nán- surname Nan
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
nán- south

Other Words Containing 安南

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
安南 - - 52,399 11,453 53,799