ài

to love; to like; to be fond of

HSK 1 #394

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 394th character
Radical ⽖ (87.6)
Strokes 10
Index # 1987
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

爱 ài
  1. 1. to love
  2. 2. to like
  3. 3. to be fond of
  4. 4. affection
  5. 5. to be inclined (to do sth)
  6. 6. to tend to (happen)

Stroke order

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Words containing 爱

Word Meaning
abbr. for běi ài ěr lán, Northern Ireland
sensitive about how one is regarded by others
to love tenderly; to have tender affection for
your precious daughter
Edwards (name)
Republic of Ireland
affection; to show tenderness; to coo over
industrious and hard-working; conscientious and meticulous
Aegean Sea
to caress; to love tenderly; loving care
to part with sth cherished; to forsake
to resign oneself to part with what one treasures
to have well-defined likes and dislikes
love the people like one’s own children
to look cold and indifferent; standoffish
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
love triangle
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
May Fourth Movement
1980s PRC moral slogan on manners, ideals
loved by all; to have universal appeal
Jenai district of Keelung City jī lóng shì, Taiwan
Ren’ai Township, Nantou, Taiwan
benevolence to people and all beings
to make love