Chinese symbol for “ex”
旧爱
jiù ài
Traditional: 舊愛
ex; former lover
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ex is 旧爱 (jiù ài), defined as: ex; former lover.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ex”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 旧爱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 依旧 (依舊) | yī jiù | as before; still; to remain the same |
| 仍旧 (仍舊) | réng jiù | still (remaining); to remain (the same) |
| 旧址 (舊址) | jiù zhǐ | former site; old location |
| 怀旧 (懷舊) | huái jiù | to feel nostalgic; nostalgia |
| 老旧 (老舊) | lǎo jiù | outmoded; old-fashioned |
| 陈旧 (陳舊) | chén jiù | old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ex”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.