How to write 爱

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 爱

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Meaning of 爱

Pinyin ài

Radical

爫

Strokes

Definition

to love / affection / to be fond of / to like

Usage

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爱愛 ài 〈动〉【本义】:亲爱;喜爱【造字法】:形声。从心，旡(jì)声。 1 对人或事物有深厚真挚的感情 (love) 2 男女间有情 (love) 3 喜好 (like; be fond of) 4 爱护 (care for) 5 常常发生某种行为，容易发生某种变化 (be apt to; be in the habit of) 6 爱惜，珍惜 (treasure; cherish) 7 舍不得;吝惜 (stint; grudge) 8 贪 (be greedy for) 9 友爱 (friendly affection) 10 怜悯、怜恤、同情 (take pity on) 爱愛 ài 〈名〉 1 惠;仁爱 (favor; kindheartedness) 2 尊称对方的女儿为“令爱” (daughter) 3 姓

可爱 kě ài

adorable / cute / lovely

友爱 yǒu ài

friendly affection / fraternal love

喜爱 xǐ ài

to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite

爱因斯坦 Ài yīn sī tǎn

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist

爱国 ài guó

to love one's country / patriotic

宠爱 chǒng ài

to dote on sb

爱妻 ài qī

dear wife

爱妾 ài qiè

Concubine

嫌贫爱富 xián pín ài fù

to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom) / snobbish

爱沙尼亚 Ài shā ní yà

Estonia

恋爱 liàn ài

(romantic) love / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3] / in love / to have an affair

爱怜 ài lián

to show tenderness / to coo over / affection

怜爱 lián ài

to have tender affection for / to love tenderly / to pamper sb

谈恋爱 tán liàn ài

to court / to go steady / to be dating

同性恋爱 tóng xìng liàn ài

uranism / urningism / uranianism

爱情 ài qíng

romance / love (romantic) / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4]

爱惜 ài xī

to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly

爱憎 ài zēng

love and hate

爱憎分明 ài zēng fēn míng

to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes

抚爱 fǔ ài

to love tenderly / affection / loving care / to caress

爱护 ài hù

to cherish / to treasure / to take care of / to love and protect

拥政爱民 yōng zhèng ài mín

support the government and cherish the people

挚爱 zhì ài

true love

北爱尔兰 Běi Ài ěr lán

Northern Ireland

爱德华兹 Ài dé huá zī

Edwards (name)

偏爱 piān ài

to be partial towards sth / to favor / to prefer / preference / favorite

爱侣 ài lǚ

lovers

爱国华侨 ài guó huá qiáo

patriotic overseas Chinese

溺爱 nì ài

to spoil / to pamper / to dote on

爱滋病 ài zī bìng

variant of 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4]

热爱 rè ài

to love ardently / to adore

爱好 ài hào

to like / to take pleasure in / keen on / fond of / interest / hobby / appetite for / CL:個|个[ge4]

爱好者 ài hào zhě

lover (of art, sports etc) / amateur / enthusiast / fan

爱心 ài xīn

compassion / kindness / care for others / love / CL:片[pian4] / charity (bazaar, golf day etc) / heart (the symbol ♥)

心爱 xīn ài

beloved

爱国人士 ài guó rén shì

patriotic personage

爱国者 ài guó zhě

patriot

三自爱国 sān zì ài guó

Three-self patriotism

关爱 guān ài

to show concern and care for

珍爱 zhēn ài

to cherish

爱琴海 Ài qín Hǎi

Aegean Sea

疼爱 téng ài

to love dearly

亲爱 qīn ài

dear / beloved / darling

爱丁堡 Ài dīng bǎo

Edinburgh, capital of Scotland

酷爱 kù ài

to be keen on / to have a passion for

爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu

to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly