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love 爱
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| Explanation |
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.
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Used in these characters:
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爱
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to love, affection, to be fond of, to like
ài
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爱
爰
爫
冖
受
友
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From top: hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖 friend 友 (They shake hands  ,又 because they are friends.)
The hand that gives you a cover from above (i.e. a blanket?) is of the friend who loves you.
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暧
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| (of daylight) dim, obscure, clandestine, dubious
ài
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日
爱
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Left: sun 日, right: love 爱 (The hand 爫 that gives you a cover 冖 from above (i.e. a blanket?) is of the friend 友 who loves you.) [friend 友 = two shaking hands , 又]
The sun is what I'd love, if it is dim and obscure.
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嗳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (interj. of disapproval), Oh, no!
ǎi, ài
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口
爱
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Left: mouth 口, right: love 爱 (The hand 爫 that gives you a cover 冖 from above (i.e. a blanket?) is of the friend 友 who loves you.)
The mouth shouts as a hand (hits) from above the friend's cover (= hat): No! Don't!.
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