ㄞ ˋ

ài

love

愛 is a 13 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as ài in the fourth tone.

In simplified Chinese the character 爱 is used.

  • 愛
    ㄞ ˋ

    ài

    love

    • ?

      • ⺤

        • 爪
          ㄓㄠ ˇ

          zhǎo

          claw

      • ?

        • 冖
          ㄇㄧ ˋ

          mì

          cover

        • 心
          ㄒㄧㄣ

          xīn

          heart

    • 夂
      ㄓ ˇ

      zhǐ

      march

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Simba covered 冖 his heart 心 with his claw 爪 and pledged to march 夂 back to his pride, whom he loved.
by vms5q

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Using your hands (zhao) to cover (mi) your heart (xin) and reach closer (zhi) :)
by thuthuy

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I tell in love, they clawed down the cover over my heart and marched right in
by JakieBrock

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 愛

Definitions for 愛 pronounced as ài

  • to love
  • to be fond of
  • to like
  • affection
  • to be inclined (to do sth)
  • to tend to (happen)

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