GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 123

安

安 is read as ān.

Pinyin

ān

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 安

Basic meaning

peace; settle; safe

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Ancient An state/place and later western-region surname traditions; Ancient surname tradition, before 221 BCE; exact calendar year not pinned by the attached sources

Place: Multiple traditions, including central plains and later western-region An lines

Origin note

An is a multi-source surname. Some traditions link it to ancient place or state names, while later lines are associated with western-region names such as Anxi. The page keeps the origin broad and source-bounded.

Historical figures

安禄山 (An Lushan)

703-757 CE · Tang rebel general

The central figure of the An Lushan Rebellion.

安重荣 (An Chongrong)

died 942 CE · Five Dynasties military governor

A military governor of the Later Jin period.

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