1. 艾

艾

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  • 1289th most frequent character
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  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 73 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
艾→
艹乂
2Radical
艾→
艹grass乂N/A
3Graphical
艾→
艹乂

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ài (Ai4)surname Ai
2. ài (ai4)Chinese mugwort or wormwood • to stop or cut short • phonetic "ai" or "i" • abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS
3. yì (yi4)to mow • to cut • to reap • to redress

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 艾 ài (ai4)The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 艾 yì (yi4)The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

艾 also appears in:
哎砹鴱餀

Example Words

Common

自怨自艾 
艾滋 
艾滋病 

Uncommon

布宜诺斯艾利斯 (布宜諾斯艾利斯)
方兴未艾 (方興未艾)
艾哈迈迪内贾德 (艾哈邁迪內賈德)
艾未未 
艾条 (艾條)
艾森豪威尔 (艾森豪威爾)
艾灸 
艾美奖 (艾美獎)
艾草 
艾叶 (艾葉)
艾迪 
艾青 
苦艾 
苦艾酒 
防艾 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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