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爱

ài

HSK 1 Character Traditional 愛

What 爱 means

1. to love; to be fond of; to like
2. affection
3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

Example sentences

• 爱听？
  Love listening?
• 我爱瞳。
  Wǒ ài tóng.
  I love Hitomi.
• 我爱你。
  I love you.
• 我爱您。
  I love you.
• 好可爱！
  How cute!
• 真可爱！
  How cute!

Words starting with 爱

• 爱情ài qíngromance; love (romantic)
• 爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
• 爱心ài xīncompassion; kindness; care for others
• 爱护ài hùto cherish; to treasure; to take care of
• 爱惜ài xīto cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
• 爱戴ài dàito love and respect; love and respect
• 爱不释手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down…
• 爱上ài shàngto fall in love with; to be in love with
• 爱人ài renspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
• 爱国ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
• 爱好者ài hào zhělover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan
• 爱尔兰Ài ěr lánIreland
• 爱因斯坦Ài yīn sī tǎnAlbert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
• 爱国主义ài guó zhǔ yìpatriotism
• 爱美ài měito pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed…
• 爱慕ài mùto adore; to admire
• 爱意ài yìlove
• 爱恋ài liànin love with; to feel deeply attached to
• 爱国者ài guó zhěpatriot
• 爱抚ài fǔto caress; to fondle; to look after (tenderly)
• 爱子ài zǐbeloved son
• 爱德华Ài dé huáEdward; Édouard (name)
• 爱立信Ài lì xìnEricsson (Swedish telecommunications company)
• 爱怜ài liánto show tenderness; to coo over; affection

Words containing 爱

• 可爱kě àiadorable; cute; lovely
• 恋爱liàn ài(romantic) love; in love; to have an affair
• 热爱rè àito love ardently; to adore
• 疼爱téng àito love dearly; to dote on (sb)
• 敬爱jìng àito respect and love; to hold in high esteem
• 亲爱qīn àidear; beloved; darling
• 喜爱xǐ àito like; to love; to be fond of
• 做爱zuò àito make love
• 相爱xiāng àito love each other
• 心爱xīn àibeloved
• 谈恋爱tán liàn àito be in a romantic relationship; to go steady; to be dating
• 关爱guān àito show concern and care for
• 性爱xìng àisex; lovemaking
• 张爱玲Zhāng Ài língEileen Chang (1920-1995), famous Chinese-American novelist
• 深爱shēn àito love dearly
• 偏爱piān àito be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer
• 宠爱chǒng àito dote on sb
• 酷爱kù àito be keen on; to have a passion for
• 母爱mǔ àimaternal love
• 钟爱zhōng àito treasure; to be very fond of
• 恩爱ēn àiloving affection (in a couple); conjugal love
• 情爱qíng àiaffection; friendly feelings towards sb; love
• 慈爱cí àilove; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children
• 友爱yǒu àifriendly affection; fraternal love

Characters that look like 爱

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 曼mànhandsome; large; long
• 堂táng(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the…
• 贵guìexpensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank
• 竟jìngunexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 瓷cíchinaware; porcelain; china
• 垩èto whitewash; to plaster

Sounds the same

Read ài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 碍to hinder; to obstruct; to block
• 暧(of daylight) dim; obscure; clandestine
• 隘(bound form) narrow; (bound form) a defile; a narrow pass
• 艾Chinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa; used in transliteration
• 唉alas; oh dear
• 嗳(interj. of regret)
• 嫒used in 令嫒
• 瑷fine quality jade
• 砹astatine (chemistry)
• 鑀einsteinium (chemistry) (Tw); ionium (former name of thorium)
• 薆to cover; to hide; to conceal
• 僾indistinct; hazy; misty