• tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    I was in line behind someone who had 安 on her nape. I’m guessing she was going for a meaning of like peaceful or restful or something along those lines but you need a compound like 安心 or 安静 for that.

    The character alone means more like cheap, at least in Japanese. Maybe it’s different in Chinese.

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      1 month ago

      In Chinese, 安 by itself can mean secure. I think.

      edit: it can also be a surname. but still seems a bit strange to me to have that character by itself.