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This word means “safe and sound” in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Can also be translated as well-being, peace, tranquility, quietness, and calmness.
Note: There is also a longer four-character version in our calligraphy database.
一路平安 is a wish for someone to have a pleasant journey.
It's probably the closest way to translate “bon voyage” into Chinese.
The first two characters mean one road or one path. The second two characters mean “safe and sound” or “without mishap.”
一路平安 means the same thing in Japanese but is not the most common selection for a wall scroll.
This proverb means “safe and sound without toil or trouble.”
It kind of means that all is well with a feeling of complete safety. The ideas contained in these characters include well-being, peace, tranquility, quietness, calmness, and non-problematic.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 平安 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
平安 see styles |
píng ān ping2 an1 p`ing an ping an bean べあん |
More info & calligraphy: Safe and Sound(noun or adjectival noun) (1) peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (2) (hist) (See 平安時代) Heian period (794-1185); (surname) Bean agreeable |
一路平安 see styles |
yī lù píng ān yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 i lu p`ing an i lu ping an ichiroheian / ichirohean いちろへいあん |
More info & calligraphy: Bon Voyage(yoji) (wishing someone) bon voyage |
平安無事 平安无事 see styles |
píng ān wú shì ping2 an1 wu2 shi4 p`ing an wu shih ping an wu shih heianbuji / heanbuji へいあんぶじ |
More info & calligraphy: Safe and Sound(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful |
平安京 see styles |
heiankyou / heankyo へいあんきょう |
(hist) Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869; (place-name) Heiankyō |
平安古 see styles |
hiyako ひやこ |
(place-name) Hiyako |
平安名 see styles |
henna へんな |
(place-name, surname) Henna |
平安夜 see styles |
píng ān yè ping2 an1 ye4 p`ing an yeh ping an yeh |
Silent Night (Christmas carol); Christmas Eve |
平安宮 see styles |
heiankyuu / heankyu へいあんきゅう |
(See 大内裏) Heian Imperial Palace |
平安寺 see styles |
heianji / heanji へいあんじ |
(surname) Heianji |
平安山 see styles |
henzan へんざん |
(place-name, surname) Henzan |
平安川 see styles |
heiangawa / heangawa へいあんがわ |
(place-name) Heiangawa |
平安座 see styles |
henza へんざ |
(place-name, surname) Henza |
平安朝 see styles |
heianchou / heancho へいあんちょう |
(1) (hist) (See 平安時代・へいあんじだい) Heian period (794-1185); (2) (hist) imperial court in the Heian period; (personal name) Heianchō |
平安橋 see styles |
heianbashi / heanbashi へいあんばし |
(place-name) Heianbashi |
平安浦 see styles |
heianura / heanura へいあんうら |
(place-name) Heian'ura |
平安町 see styles |
heianchou / heancho へいあんちょう |
(place-name) Heianchō |
平安縣 平安县 see styles |
píng ān xiàn ping2 an1 xian4 p`ing an hsien ping an hsien |
Ping'an county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai |
平安通 see styles |
heiandoori / heandoori へいあんどおり |
(place-name) Heiandoori |
平安道 see styles |
píng ān dào ping2 an1 dao4 p`ing an tao ping an tao |
P'yong'ando Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into South Pyong'an Province 平安南道[Ping2 an1 nan2 dao4] and North Pyong'an Province 平安北道[Ping2 an1 bei3 dao4] of North Korea |
平安里 see styles |
píng ān lǐ ping2 an1 li3 p`ing an li ping an li |
Ping'an Li (street name in Beijing) |
平安閣 see styles |
heiankaku / heankaku へいあんかく |
(personal name) Heiankaku |
出入平安 see styles |
chū rù píng ān chu1 ru4 ping2 an1 ch`u ju p`ing an chu ju ping an |
lit. peace when you come or go; peace wherever you go |
平安北道 see styles |
píng ān běi dào ping2 an1 bei3 dao4 p`ing an pei tao ping an pei tao heianhokudou / heanhokudo へいあんほくどう |
North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning (place-name) Heianhokudō |
平安南道 see styles |
píng ān nán dào ping2 an1 nan2 dao4 p`ing an nan tao ping an nan tao |
South P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea |
平安古町 see styles |
hiyakomachi ひやこまち |
(place-name) Hiyakomachi |
平安名崎 see styles |
hennazaki へんなざき |
(personal name) Hennazaki |
平安名恵 see styles |
heiannamegumi / heannamegumi へいあんなめぐみ |
(person) Heianna Megumi |
平安寿子 see styles |
tairaazuko / tairazuko たいらあずこ |
(person) Taira Azuko |
平安将棋 see styles |
heianshougi / heanshogi へいあんしょうぎ |
(See 将棋・しょうぎ) Heian shogi (precursor to modern shogi) |
平安座島 see styles |
henzajima へんざじま |
(personal name) Henzajima |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Safe and Sound | 平安 | heian | píng ān / ping2 an1 / ping an / pingan | p`ing an / pingan / ping an |
Bon Voyage | 一路平安 | ichiro heian ichiroheian | yī lù píng ān yi1 lu4 ping2 an1 yi lu ping an yilupingan | i lu p`ing an ilupingan i lu ping an |
Safe and Sound | 平安無事 平安无事 | heian buji / heianbuji | píng ān wú shì ping2 an1 wu2 shi4 ping an wu shi pinganwushi | p`ing an wu shih pinganwushih ping an wu shih |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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