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What 安 means in a Chinese nameān

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安ān · B
tier B

安定;安放。

To settle — a person, a house, a state.

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修己以安人 In that order

修己以安人。

Cultivate yourself in order to settle others.

论语 · 宪问篇 · our translation
Three steps in a fixed order: oneself, then others, then everyone. The order cannot be reversed. 子路问君子,孔子答:修己以敬,修己以安人,修己以安百姓。顺序不能倒——先修自己,再安别人。
安人安定安之安民泰安
In a name

Yourself first, others after — in that order.

「安」是先修自己,再安别人。