Memory phrase for the character: 爱
爱
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
Mnemonic
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The hand that gives you a cover from above (i.e. a blanket?) is of the friend who loves you. Radicals
爱
love Note the similarity to the radical “to help” 爰. There, an upper hand 爫 helps a lower hand 又 through a rope ノ with two knots 二.
爰
to help This radical is very similar to love: 爱. Here however, an upper hand 爫 helps a lower hand 又 through a rope ノ in which there are two knots 二.
爫
reaching downwards Shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
冖
cover This very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
受
to receive, accept Note 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.
友
friend
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Vocabulary
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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
,又 because they are friends.)
