李安 — Lǐ Ān
peace and steadiness. A concise, familiar wish whose simplicity puts more weight on the surname’s sound.
What the name suggests
A concise, familiar wish whose simplicity puts more weight on the surname’s sound. This single given-name character carries the main idea; its impression still changes beside the surname. It is not an assertion about the personality of someone who chooses the name.
The complete name is pronounced Lǐ Ān. Say the surname and given name in one breath, then ask a fluent Mandarin speaker how it sounds without prompting them with our gloss.
The characters, separately
A compact, familiar surname whose rising tone leaves room for a varied given-name rhythm.
Read surname history →A calm quality rather than a promise that life will be free of difficulty.
Read character note →Culture, evidence, and limits
The Tang ruling house used 李. That is a dynastic association, not evidence of an individual family line. This is context for the surname, not evidence about the user’s family. The given name above is a Plainname editorial combination; no classical poem, dynasty, lucky outcome, or individual ancestry is claimed for it.
A dictionary can support a character’s common sense. It cannot certify that the full combination sounds natural in every region or community. Try the complete name in the situation where you expect to use it.
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Sources & limits
Sources support the specific facts cited above. An editorial name interpretation is not an ancient quotation or proof of family ancestry.