Chinese Character 爱 Meanings and components.

Form

爱

Meaning

爱 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 爱 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'claw' radical in … (爫) , and friend (友)

Its radical[1] is: 爪 (zhao3) which means: Foot Of A Bird Or Animal, Paw, Claws, Talons, .爪zhao3foot of …

In cangjie it is written with BBKE

How to write 爱

To write爱ai4to love you should write a combination of 爫zhao3'claw' radical … , 友you3friend arranged in a 冖 shape:

爫 + 友 = 爱

爱 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

爱
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)
友
Pinyin:you3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Friend
𠂇
Pinyin:zuo3 Shape:+
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

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

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

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