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Information of 艾

Pinyinài、 yì

Radical

艹

Strokes

5 strokes

Usage

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Definition

(surname) / Artemisia vulgaris / Chinese mugwort

艾 (ài)名词 (Noun) 1. A perennial herbaceous plant; tender leaves are edible, and older leaves are made into wool for acupuncture use. Example: 艾子 (mugwort), 艾蒿 (wormwood), 艾绒 (mugwort wool). 2. Elderly; also refers to old age. Example: 耆艾 (the old). 3. To stop; to cease. Example: 方兴未艾 (the momentum is still growing). 4. Beautiful; refers to a young, pretty woman. Example: 少艾 (a young and beautiful girl). 5. A surname. 动词 (Verb) 1. To terminate; to cut off. 2. To reap or harvest; to cut down. Example: 一年不艾,而百姓饥 (If the harvest is missed for a year, the people will starve). 3. Related to the word "乂", which means to manage or stabilize. Example: 或肃或艾 (some are solemn, others are stable). 形容词 (Adjective) 1. Old. 2. The color of mugwort; pale or greenish. 引申义 (Extended meanings) 1. Regret over one's mistakes; to self-reflect and amend one's ways. 2. Refers to lowly positions or persons of lower social standing. Example: 小人 (person of low position). Etymology: The character is formed by a phonetic component and a radical. This entry includes classical references that highlight the cultural and historical significance of the term. For example, "有幼、壮、艾之期" speaks to the different life stages.

艾则孜 ài zé zī

Azizi

布宜诺斯艾利斯 Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

艾滋病 ài zī bìng

AIDS (loanword)

艾滋病毒 ài zī bìng dú

human immune deficiency virus (HIV) / the AIDS virus

方兴未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up

艾哈迈德 Ài hǎ mài dé

Ahmed (name)

自怨自艾 zì yuàn zì yì

to be full of remorse / to repent and redress one's errors

艾哈迈迪 ài hā mài dí

Ahmeti / Ahmadi

艾芜 ài wú

Ai Wu

艾伯塔省 ài bó tǎ shěng

Alberta

期期艾艾 qī qī ài ài

stammering (idiom)

Input Method for 艾

Pinyinai4

Wubi

aqu|aru

Cangjie

tk

Zhengma

eos

Four Corner

44400

Unicode

U+827e

Same Pronunciation Characters

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