Chinese symbol for “love”
爱
ài
Traditional: 愛
to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for love is 爱 (ài), defined as: to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “love”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恋爱 (戀愛) | liàn ài | (romantic) love; 个 (gè),场 (chǎng) |
| 宠 (寵) | chǒng | to love; to pamper |
| 爱情 (愛情) | ài qíng | romance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn) |
| 爱意 (愛意) | ài yì | love |
| 慈爱 (慈愛) | cí ài | love; devotion (to children) |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “love”.
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.