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Chinese Character: 爱 Love (Beginner)
Chinese Character (Beginner)
爱 (ài) Love
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Chinese Character: 爱 (ài) Love |
| 拼音 (pīnyīn) pinyin: ài | |
| 笔画 (bĭhuà) number of strokes: 10 | |
| 含义 (hányì) meaning: love | |
| 笔顺 (bǐshùn) stroke order: | |
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词源 (cíyuán) Etymology: In traditional Chinese, people write this character as "愛 (ài)." Now it is simplified to "爱 (ài)." The parts of "爫" and "夂" both mean actions. "心 (xīn)" means heart. So the Chinese character "爱" or "愛" means to love people through your actions and with your heart.
部首 (bùshŏu) Radical: 爫
常用词语 (chángyòng cíyŭ)
Frequently-used words or phrases:
爱情 (àiqíng) love
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母爱 (mǔài) maternal love
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爱心 (àixīn) loving heart
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Examples:
Tā sònggěi qīzǐ yìméi jièzhi, zuòwéi àiqíng de xìnwù.
1. 他 送 给 妻子 一枚 戒指， 作为 爱情 的 信物。
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He gave his wife a ring as a token for his love.
Mǔài shì shìjiè shàng zuì wěidà de ài.
2. 母爱 是 世界 上 最 伟大 的 爱。
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The greatest love in the world is maternal love.
Zhǐyào dàjiā dōu xiànshàng yí fèn zhēnchéng de àixīn, shìjiè jiāng huì
3. 只要 大家 都 献 上 一 份 真 诚 的 爱心, 世界 将 会
gèngjiā měihǎo.
更加 美好。
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The world would be much better as long as everybody presents a sincere loving heart.
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妻子 (qīzǐ) n wife
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戒指 (jièzhi): n ring
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世界 (shìjiè): n world
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伟大 (wěidà): adj great
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真诚 (zhēnchéng): adj sincere
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May 31st, 2011 at 3:27 pm
love Chinese and I’m excited to learn more about Chinese writing. How do you say “我爱你” in Chinese?
May 31st, 2011 at 3:38 pm
I don’t know much about Chinese writing, but I really want to learn how to write Chinese characters. I use Pinyin a lot.
May 31st, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Mastering the structure of Chinese characters is critically important in Chinese writing. That includes both single characters and compound characters.
September 26th, 2011 at 11:46 am
真诚 (zhēnchéng): adj sincer
You mean “sincere”
March 14th, 2012 at 10:14 am
i wish i could be learn Chinese
September 11th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
i wish i could learn hot to write and read Chinese, especially the mandarin
September 11th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
i wish i could learn how to write and read Chinese, especially the mandarin
January 13th, 2013 at 5:52 am
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March 29th, 2013 at 5:07 am
Hey my friend how are you doing I miss you with all my heart