Originally a phonosemantic compound, with 旡 representing the sound and 心 (heart) representing the meaning. Later the 夂 component was added.
Components
Simplified (爱)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
愛
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
愛
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
愛
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
愛
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
愛
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
愛
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
愛
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
愛
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
愛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
爱 / 愛 [ài]
to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
愛 あーい
A-i female given name
愛 あい
Ai female given namesurname
愛 あいか
Aika female given name
愛 あいじ
Aiji unclassified name
愛 あいす
Aisu female given name
愛 あおい
Aoi female given name
愛 あき
Aki female given name
愛 あこ
Ako female given name
愛 あづみ
Azumi female given name
愛 あみか
Amika female given name
愛 あや
Aya female given name
愛 あゆ
Ayu female given name
愛 ありさ
Arisa female given name
愛 いずみ
Izumi female given name
愛 いつみ
Itsumi female given name
愛 いと
Ito female given name
愛 いとし
Itoshi male given namefemale given name
愛 うい
Ui female given name
愛 えりな
Erina female given name
愛 かな
Kana female given name
愛 かなえ
Kanae female given name
愛 かなさ
Kanasa female given name
愛 きずな
Kizuna female given name
愛 こころ
Kokoro female given name
愛 このむ
Konomu female given name
愛 さら
Sara female given name
愛 さらん
Saran female given name
愛 ちか
Chika female given name
愛 ちかし
Chikashi given name
愛 ちぎり
Chigiri female given name
愛 つくみ
Tsukumi female given name
愛 つぐみ
Tsugumi female given name
愛 なる
Naru female given name
愛 なるこ
Naruko given name
愛 のぞみ
Nozomi female given name
愛 はあと
Haato female given name
愛 ひかり
Hikari female given name
愛 まどか
Madoka female given name
愛 まな
Mana female given name
愛 まなぶ
Manabu female given name
愛 まなみ
Manami female given name
愛 めい
Mei female given name
愛 めぐ
Megu female given name
愛 めぐみ
Megumi female given name
愛 めぐむ
Megumu female given name
愛 めご
Mego female given name
愛 めづる
Mezuru female given name
愛 ゆき
Yuki female given name
愛 よし
Yoshi female given name
愛 よしき
Yoshiki female given name
愛 よしみ
Yoshimi given name
愛 らぶ
Rabu female given name
愛 るい
Rui female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
亲爱 [qīn'ài] #283
dear
可爱 [kě'ài] #599
adorable
爱情 [àiqíng] #1,464
romance
恋爱 [liàn'ài] #2,273
(romantic) love
爱上 [àishàng] #1,706
to fall in love with
爱心 [àixīn] #8,259
compassion
热爱 [rè'ài] #3,937
to love ardently
喜爱 [xǐ'ài] #4,143
to like
爱人 [àiren] #4,021
spouse (PRC)
爱好 [àihào] #4,340
to like
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