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藹
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蔼
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affable

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
ǎi
アイ
애
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 謁 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (藹)
艹 grass (top)+ 謁 pay =
藹 affable
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
謁 Phonetic component
pay
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Simplified (蔼)
艹 grass (top)+ 谒 visit =
蔼 lush
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
谒 Phonetic component
yè visit
visit, pay respects to
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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艾 Chinese mugwort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)
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)
藹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蔼 / 藹 [ǎi]
friendly
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
藹 あい
Ai female given name
藹 しげる
Shigeru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (5)
和蔼 [hé​'ǎi] #10,931
kindly
和蔼可亲 [hé​'ǎi​kě​qīn] #23,402
affable
蔼然 [ǎi​rán] #64,367
amicable
温蔼 [wēn​'ǎi]
gentle and kind
蔼蔼 [ǎi​'ǎi]
luxuriant (vegetation)
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
和気あいあい [わきあいあい] #30,127
harmonious
藹々 [あいあい] #128,416
harmonious
靄然 [あいぜん] #191,565
hovering like mist or clouds