爱 — Chinese character
爱
ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
- Pinyin
- ài
- Radical
- 87 ⽖ (Claw)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 爫 冖 友
- Formation
- ideographic — To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖
- Traditional
- 愛
Common words with 爱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 爱国 (愛國) | ài guó | to love one's country; patriotic |
| 喜爱 (喜愛) | xǐ ài | to like; to love |
| 亲爱 (親愛) | qīn ài | dear; beloved |
| 热爱 (熱愛) | rè ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 恋爱 (戀愛) | liàn ài | (romantic) love; 个 (gè),场 (chǎng) |
| 做爱 (做愛) | zuò ài | to make love |
| 爱上 (愛上) | ài shàng | to fall in love with; to be in love with |
| 爱心 (愛心) | ài xīn | compassion; kindness |
| 爱好 (愛好) | ài hào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 性爱 (性愛) | xìng ài | sex; lovemaking |
English words written with 爱
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.