SAFE    安全全

PEACEFUL AND NOT EASY to DAMAGE.
SECUREPROTECTEDSHIELDEDSHELTEREDGUARDEDOUT OF HARM'S WAY
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for something being unimparied and unharmed in any way is quán 全 (ant. xiǎn 險 "imperilled"). 2. Ān 安 (ant. wēi 危 "in imminent danger") refers to a comfortable state of unimpaired safety. 3. Gù 固 (ant.* sōng 鬆 "not right and impregnable") refers specifically to the provision of natural or military defenses against possible enemies.
Modern Chinese Criteria
安全 / 平安 安全 is the most general and colourless word for safety. 穩妥 focusses on the reliablity of a typically man-made safe state. 平穩 安穩 安好 安然 無恙 平安 focusses on the harmoniously even and unperturbed, unruffled character of what is safe. 安 安康 康寧 一路平安 安然無恙 安如泰山 安如磐石 高枕無憂 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • SECURITY　GUARANTEE OF ENDURING BASIC WELFARE of CITIZENS by the STATE. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • DANGERSITUATION BELIEVED to CONTAIN POSSIBLE SOON:imminent DAMAGE to one.
  • RISKACT so as to DELIBERATELY CAUSE ONESELF or one's PROPERTY to be in DANGER.
Hypernym
  • PEACEFUL　DELIGHTFUL BECAUSE ORDERLY AND LACKING CHAOS. (anc: 7/0, child: 5)
  • ORDERLY　APPROPRIATE as to how the MANY PARTS of something SHOULD BE. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • APPROPRIATE　EXCELLENT in a DEFINED SITUATION OR FOR a DEFINED NEED. (anc: 5/0, child: 8)
Other Hypernyms
  • PEACEFULnew-fb805c52-9efb-44d1-805c-529efbf4d1fe　DELIGHTFUL BECAUSE ORDERLY AND LACKING CHAOS. (anc: 13/0, child: 5)
  • DELIGHT　INTENSELY GOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO something NOW.*The joy of the enjoyer X over something enjoyed Y. (anc: 12/0, child: 10)
  • FEELING　NATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND. (anc: 11/0, child: 17)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.26

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.67

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    SECURE/SAFE

    tutus refers to safety objectively, as when someone is safe.

    securus refers to safety subjectively, as when someone feels safe.

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 352

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 349

  • 現代漢語同義詞詞典 ( LIU SHUXIN 1987) p. 6

  • 跟我學同義詞 ( CAI SHAOWEI 2010) p. 6

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NONE

    • Words (9 items)

    安  ān OC: qaan MC: ʔɑn 46 Attributions

    Ān 安 (ant. wēi 危 "in imminent danger") refers to a comfortable state of unimpaired safety.

      Syntactic words
    • nabstatesecurity, safetyLZ
    • vadNsafe; secure
    • vibe safe
    • vi+prep+Ncomparativebe safer than NLZ
    • vichangebecome safeLZ
    • viconcretebe stable and safe (e.g. the ground)LZ
    • vpostadVsafely??? 置本不安
    • vtoNmake secure, ensure the safety ofCH
    • vtoNbe and/or feel safe whereLZ
    • vtoNcausativeensure one's own safety
    • vtoNputative.reflex.自consider (oneself) safe
    安危  ān wēi OC: qaan ŋɡrol MC: ʔɑn ŋiɛ 12 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfeaturerelative safety; safety or otherwise
    • VPibe safe or in danger
    全  quán OC: sɡon MC: dziɛn 11 Attributions

    The current general word for something being unimparied and unharmed in any way is quán 全 (ant. xiǎn 險 "imperilled").

      Word relations
    • Ant: 壞/DESTROY Huài 壞 and huī 墮/隳 are "to be destroyed, to collapse" but the words are also used transitively "cause to be destroyed, cause to collapse".

      Syntactic words
    • nab(e.g. the art of) remaining unharmed
    • vadNsafe
    • vicontinuousremain complete, remain unimpaired; kept out of harm's way, remain safe; remain unharmed
    • vifigurativebe safe to maintain, be completely safely established as trueCH
    固  gù OC: kaas MC: kuo̝ 11 Attributions

    Gù 固 (ant.* sōng 鬆 "not right and impregnable") refers specifically to the provision of natural or military defenses against possible enemies.

      Word relations
    • Result: 守/DEFEND The standard word for defending a place is shǒu 守 (ant. gōng 攻 "attack").

      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-Nsolid safety of NCH
    • vadNwith natural impediments on all four sides, well defended on all sides
    • vadVsafely and firmly
    • vibe well defended; be safe
    • vpostadVsafely, stronglyLZ
    • vtoNcausativecause to be well protected against possible attack
    自安  zì ān OC: sblids qaan MC: dzi ʔɑn 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNcausativekeep oneself safe; secure one's own safety
    安全  ān quán OC: qaan sɡon MC: ʔɑn dziɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe safe, be out of danger
    完全  wán quán OC: ɡoon sɡon MC: ɦʷɑn dziɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPigo unscathed
    安穩  ān wěn OC: qaan quunʔ MC: ʔɑn ʔuo̝n 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: safety, ease (sometimes used as description of nirvāṇa 涅槃); SANSKRIT kṣema, PALI khema
    生  shēng OC: sraaŋ MC: ʂɣaŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNbe designed to preserve life, safe