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CHINESE CHARACTER

ài

爱

爱

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love

Numbered pinyin
ai4
English meanings
love, like, be fond of, be keen on, cherish, be apt to

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top (Top–bottom arrangement: top 爫; bottom 冖.); bottom 友.

  • Top

    ⿱
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  • Bottom

    友

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⿱爫冖友

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我ài爱wǒ我de的jiārén家人。

    I love my family.

  2. 02

    tā他ài爱yùndong运动。

    He loves sports.

  3. 03

    mǔ母ài爱hěn很wěidà伟大。

    A mother's love is great.

  4. 04

    wǒ我ài爱zhè这gè个chéngshì城市。

    I love this city.

  5. 05

    hùxiāng互相bāngzhù帮助jiào叫yǒu友ài爱。

    Helping each other is friendship.

  6. 06

    ài爱xuéxí学习de的háizi孩子jìnbù进步kuài快。

    Kids who love learning improve fast.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 亲爱
  • 关爱
  • 可爱
  • 喜爱
  • 宠爱
  • 心爱
  • 恋爱
  • 敬爱
  • 热爱
  • 爱不释手
  • 爱人
  • 爱国
  • 爱好
  • 爱心
  • 爱情
  • 爱惜
  • 爱护
  • 爱理不理
  • 爱面子