艾(ài)

HSK 7-95 strokes
Readingsàiyì

surname Ai

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Character information

Pinyin
ài / yì
Meaning
surname Ai
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 艾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹乂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (grass); 乂 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo乂yì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 艾 step by step

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

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Words with 艾

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

ài艾zī滋bìng病
HSK 7-9

(loanword) AIDS

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shǎo少ài艾

young and pretty; pretty girl

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yuàn怨ài艾

to resent; to regret; grudge

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wèi未ài艾

(literary) not having come to its term

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fāng方zī滋wèi未ài艾

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

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fāng方xīng兴wèi未ài艾

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

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qī期qī期ài艾ài艾

stammering (idiom)

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zì自yuàn怨zì自yì艾

to be full of remorse

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滋病少怨未方兴期

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