安装
ānzhuāng · HSK 3
install
🔧 安 = peace/safe + 装 = equip; safely equip = install
安 (safe) + 装 (to load/equip, originally clothing/gear). Together: to safely set gear in place — install or mount. Same 装 appears in 装备 (equipment) and 服装 (clothing).
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'.
装 — clothes 衣 + strong 壮 (phonetic)
装 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The bottom 衣 ('clothes') gives the meaning, since the original sense was packing or dressing—putting clothes or goods into a bundle. The top 壮 supplies the sound. Meanings extended from 'to dress/attire' to 'to load, install, pretend'.