Meaning
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
Chinese: 喜爱、爱护或爱情。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ai” becomes a different word in each tone. 爱 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on
- 可爱kě àiadorable; cute; lovely
- 爱情ài qíngromance; love (romantic)
- 爱人ài renspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
- 热爱rè àito love ardently; to adore
Example Sentence
我爱我的家人。Wǒ ài wǒ de jiā rén.I love my family.
我WǒI爱àito love我wǒI的deof家人jiā rénfamily member。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 愛. It means ‘to love, be fond of, cherish; to like (doing); to tend to, be apt to; love, affection’ (爱情, 喜爱, 爱护).
A way to remember it
‘To love / be fond of’: 爱情 (love), 喜爱 (to like).