艾
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ài, yì · mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris

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5Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 艾

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Example sentences

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Wǒ yǒu ài zī bìng.我有艾滋病。

I have HIV.

Source: Tatoeba #10699401 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ài mǎ tí, wǒ men xū yào gèng duō ròu!艾马提,我们需要更多肉!

Emet, we need more meat!

Source: Tatoeba #419704 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de míng zì shì ài mì lì.我的名字是艾蜜莉。

My name is Emily.

Source: Tatoeba #13953733 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ài mǐ lí yào qù kàn tā de fù mǔ.艾米麗要去看她的父母。

Emily wants to go and see her father.

Source: Tatoeba #5999028 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ài měi měi tiān zǎo shàng zǒu lù dào jū zhàn.艾美每天早上走路到車站。

Amy walks to the station every morning.

Source: Tatoeba #798047 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ài lún tài lèi le, yú shì zǎo zǎo dì shàng chuáng shuìjiào le.艾伦太累了,于是早早地上床睡觉了。

Ellen was so tired that she went to bed early.

Source: Tatoeba #1428146 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 艾 in context

  1. Say ài, yì, then recall the core meaning: mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 艾条 (ài tiáo), meaning “moxa stick, moxa roll”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 艾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.