安慰
ānwèi · HSK 5
comfort
🤗 安 (peace, under roof) + 慰 (console) = bring peace to console someone
安 shows a woman 女 under a roof 宀 = safety/peace. 慰 carries the heart radical 心 underneath, meaning to soothe a heart. Together: settle someone's heart, i.e. comfort or console them.
安 — roof 宀 + woman 女
A pictographic compound showing a woman 女 under a roof 宀, suggesting safety and tranquility at home. The original meaning 'peaceful, calm, safe' has remained stable since oracle bone script. It later extended to verbs like 'to settle' or 'to install'.