爱(ài)

HSK 110 strokesTrad. 愛

to love

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Character information

Pinyin
ài
Meaning
to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
愛

Origin & structure

Where 爱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿱爫冖友

To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

爫zhǎo冖mì友yǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 愛: To bring a lover 心 into one's house 冖

How to write 爱 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 爱

Common words using 爱 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

ài爱hào好
HSK 1

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on

Open 爱好 page →
kě可ài爱
HSK 2

adorable

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ài爱rén人
HSK 2

spouse (PRC)

Open 爱人 page →
ài爱qíng情
HSK 2

romance; love (romantic)

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ài爱xīn心
HSK 3

compassion

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rè热ài爱
HSK 3

to love ardently

Open 热爱 page →
xǐ喜ài爱
HSK 4

to like

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ài爱guó国
HSK 4

to love one's country

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好可人情心热喜国

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