TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
安
安 ＝ 宀 ＋ 女
ㄢ · ān
adj — peaceful, settled; verb — to place
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof
A woman (女) seated under the roof (宀); together they write settled. Settled people: 平安、安心; things settled into place: 安排、安裝; settled past all fear: 安全.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
外面風大，門關上，她（女）在屋（宀）裡坐著縫衣。
Wind outside; the door shut, she (女) sits sewing under the roof (宀).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)安穩、平安— settled, at peace常用
→安心、安靜— at ease; calm
→安排、安裝— to set in place
→安全— safe常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension