爱
Character Breakdown
爱 = 爫 + 冖 + 友
A hand covers a friend — love protects
Radical: 爫 (no. 87)Strokes: 10Traditional: 愛
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- (verb) to love
- to be fond of
- to like
- affection
- to be inclined (to do sth)
- to tend to (happen)
Example Sentences
我爱我的家人。
Wǒ ài wǒ de jiārén
I love my family
Words Containing 爱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 仁爱 | Rén ài | Renai or Jenai district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 仁爱 | rén ài | benevolence | |
| 令爱 | lìng ài | your precious daughter | |
| 作爱 | zuò ài | to make love | |
| 偏爱 | piān ài | to be partial towards sth | |
| 做爱 | zuò ài | to make love | |
| 兼爱 | jiān ài | "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], stressing that people should care for everyone equally | |
| 割爱 | gē ài | to part with sth cherished | |
| 北爱 | Běi Ài | abbr. for 北愛爾蘭|北爱尔兰[Bei3 Ai4 er3 lan2], Northern Ireland | |
| 博爱 | Bó ài | Bo'ai county in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiao1 zuo4], Henan |
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