One of My Favorite Chinese Characters

Cangjie was sent down to China from the heavens to create Chinese writing, he was born with four eyes. This portrait of Cangjie is an 18th century painting held in the National Library of France. Public domain, combination image compiled by Epoch Times

One of the Chinese characters I like most is 安 (an), which refers to safety, peace, serenity, comfort, and consolation.

安 (an) is simple, but it has philosophy within. It brings resonance to people from all backgrounds and cultures.

In the lower part of the character sits a female, the character 女, in a traditional Chinese kneeling and sitting posture. The upper part is the radical 宀, symbolizing the roof of a house.

The woman is sitting comfortably in her own home. Perhaps that is the moment when she feels safest and most serene.

The image on the left is the Chinese Character 安 (an) in oracle bone script.
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