ān

Buddhist monastery or nunnery

A building 广 where people remain  also provides the pronunciation

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
SoundMeaning component
yǎn, yān to enclose

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqoːm
qoːb

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica