Chinese Character 愛 Meanings and components.

Form

愛

Meaning

愛 meaning[3] in English

To Love.

To Be Fond Of.

To Like.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 愛 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'claw' radical in … (爫) , and (𢖻)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with BBPE

How to write 愛

To write愛ai4to love you should write a combination of 爫zhao3'claw' radical … , 𢖻𢖻5 arranged in a 冖 shape:

爫 + 𢖻 = 愛

愛 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 愛 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 愛, looks as follow:

愛
Pinyin:ai4 Shape:冖
Meaning[3]: To Love . To Be Fond Of . To Like . Affection . To Be Inclined (To Do Sth) . To Tend To (Happen)
爫
Pinyin:zhao3
Meaning[3]: 'Claw' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 87)
𢖻
Pinyin:𢖻5 Shape:吕
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]
夊
Pinyin:sui1
Meaning[3]: See 夂[Zhi3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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