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艾
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Chinese mugwort

HSK 7
Nature →Plants →Shrubs
ài
カイ、ゲイ
もぐさ、よもぎ、おさ.める、か.る
애
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 乂 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 乂 mow grass =
艾 Chinese mugwort
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
乂 Phonetic component
yì mow grass
govern, control, manage
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)芘 Malva sylvestris
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
艾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
艾 [Aì]
surname Ai
艾 [ài]
Chinese mugwort or wormwood; moxa; to stop or cut short; phonetic "ai" or "i"; abbr. for 艾滋病[ài​zī​bìng], AIDS
艾 [yì]
to mow; to cut; to reap; to redress
Japanese
蓬 、 艾 、 蕭 、 蒿 よもぎ 、 ヨモギ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
  2. usually kana mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
艾 もぐさ 同音

noun

  1. moxa (dried mugwort leaf used in moxibustion)
  2. Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
艾 あい
Ai surname
艾 ね
Ne surname
艾 よもぎ
Yomogi surname
CHINESE WORDS (126)
艾滋病 [ài​zī​bìng] #7,664
AIDS (loanword)
艾特 [ài​tè] #11,607
at symbol, @
艾迪 [Aì​dí] #5,250
Eddie (name)
艾森豪威尔 [Aì​sēn​háo​wēi​'ěr] #22,603
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
艾森豪威尔 [Aì​sēn​háo​wēi​'ěr] #22,603
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
艾滋病毒 [ài​zī​bìng​dú] #19,044
human immune deficiency virus (HIV)
布宜诺斯艾利斯 [Bù​yí​nuò​sī​Aì​lì​sī] #18,566
Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina
布宜诺斯艾利斯 [Bù​yí​nuò​sī​Aì​lì​sī] #18,566
Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina
方兴未艾 [fāng​xīng​wèi​'ài] #27,500
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
方兴未艾 [fāng​xīng​wèi​'ài] #27,500
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
蓬 [よもぎ] #40,606
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
苦艾 [にがよもぎ] #236,007
wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
大蓬 [おおよもぎ]
Artemisia montana
姫昔蓬 [ひめむかしよもぎ]
horseweed (Conyza canadensis)
山蓬 [やまよもぎ]
Artemisia montana
数咲き蓬 [かずざきよもぎ]
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
河原蓬 [かわらよもぎ]
capillary artemisia (Artemisia capillaris)