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爱

Traditional: 愛

ài

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ài · oi3 (Jyutping)

  1. to love; to be fond of; to like
  2. affection
  3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

爱

Meaning
love, be fond of, like
Radical
爫
Strokes
10
Components
⿱⿱爫冖友
Cangjie
BBKE
Four-corner
2040

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