Memory phrase for the character: 爱
爱
Hanzi-Trainer
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
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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
爱
love affection
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
爱好
ài hào
to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for
855
宠爱
chǒng ài
to dote on sb
6282
疼爱
téng ài
to love dearly
4781
慈爱
cí ài
love; devotion (to children); affection, esp. towards children
4410
爱迪生
ài dí shēng
Edison (name); Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931); Thomas Edison (1847-1931), famous American inventor
4310
爱戴
ài dài
to love and respect; love and respect
4056
敬爱
jìng ài
respect and love
4026
爱护
ài hù
to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
2720
恋爱
liàn ài
(romantic) love; in love; to have an affair
2719
喜爱
xǐ ài
to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
2718
热爱
rè ài
to love ardently; to adore
2717
热爱
rè ài
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