Memory phrase for the Kanji: 爱


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Meaning

to love, affection, to be fond of, to like

Pronunciation

ài

Explanation

From top: hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖 friend 友 (They shake hands ,又 because they are friends.)

Mnemonic


 
When I reach down though a cover to a friend, then because of love. (Or: To receive 受 a hand from sb., due to: love.)

Radicals

loveaffection
reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
coverThis very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
to receive, acceptNote the similarity to "love 爱": In "receive", a hand reaches from above 爫 through a cover 冖 to another hand 又 in order to receive something. With love, the friend 友 is added.
friend
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 Vocabulary

爱好 ài hào  to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for
宠爱 chǒng ài  to dote on sb
疼爱 téng ài  to love dearly
慈爱 cí ài  love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children
爱迪生 ài dí shēng  Edison (name); Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931); Thomas Edison (1847-1931), famous American inventor
爱戴 ài dài  to love and respect; love and respect
敬爱 jìng ài  respect and love
爱护 ài hù  to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
恋爱 liàn ài  (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair
喜爱 xǐ ài  to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
热爱 rè ài  to love ardently; to adore
热爱 rè ài  


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