Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “ai”
31 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
āi
哎
āi
唉interjection of surprise
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5āi
挨alas
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5āi
哀close by, near, next to, towards, against
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9āi
埃sad, mournful, pitiful
9 strokesāi
娭fine dust
10 strokesāi
欸grandmother, father's mother
10 strokesāi
嗳sigh
11 strokesāi
锿interjection indicating regret
13 strokesāi
噯einsteinium
14 strokesāi
interjection indicating regret
16 strokes2
Second tone
ái
3
Third tone
ǎi
4
Fourth tone
ài
爱
ài
艾to love
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1ài
砹mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris
5 strokesài
隘astatine
10 strokesài
嗌narrow, confined
12 strokesài
嫒throat
13 strokesài
愛one's daughter
13 strokesài
碍to love, to like, to be fond of
13 strokesài
暧to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct
13 strokesài
瑷obscure, dim
14 strokesài
曖fine jade
14 strokesài
璦obscure, dim
17 strokesài
礙fine jade
17 strokesài
to block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct
19 strokesSound in context
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