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ài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ài | ai4
English translation
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection

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About ài

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

ài

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

To bring a lover  xīn  into one's house 

Etymology of ài

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿱ zhǎo 冖心夂

Explanation

Simplified form of ài .

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Words with ài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ài to love ài
亲爱 qīnài dear親愛
可爱 kěài adorable可愛
爱情 àiqíng romance愛情
恋爱 liànài (romantic) love戀愛
爱上 aì shàng to fall in love with愛上
爱心 àixīn compassion愛心
热爱 rèài to adore熱愛
喜爱 xǐ aì to like喜愛
爱人 aì ren spouse (PRC)愛人
爱好 àihào to like愛好
做爱 zuò aì to make love做愛
相爱 xiāng aì to love each other相愛
爱尔兰 Aì ěr lán Ireland愛爾蘭
爱国 aì guó patriotic愛國
性爱 xìng aì sex性愛
爱好者 aì hào zhě amateur愛好者
关爱 guān aì to show concern and care for關愛
心爱 xīn aì beloved心愛
爱护 àihù to cherish愛護
爱国主义 aì guó zhǔ yì patriotism愛國主義
爱德华 Aì dé huá Edward愛德華
爱因斯坦 Aì yīn sī tǎn Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist愛因斯坦
爱河 aì hé the river of love愛河

ài Decomposition & Compounds

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