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Meaning of 艾

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艾Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 5; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:乂 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 乂 [ yì ] to govern; to control; to nurture
Similar Characters: 芠
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Pinyin: ài
English Definition:Chinese mugwort or wormwood; moxa; to stop or cut short; phonetic "ai" or "i"; abbr. for 艾滋病 , AIDS; Chinese mugwort or wormwood; moxa; to stop or cut short; phonetic "ai" or "i"; abbr. for 艾滋病 , AIDS
Chinese Definition:
①多年生草本植物，嫩叶可食，老叶制成绒，供针灸用：艾子。艾蒿。艾绒。
②止，绝：方兴未艾。
③美好：少(shào)艾(年轻美好的女子)。
④姓氏。
Example Words:
艾滋病 ài zī bìng AIDS (loanword)
方兴未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding; still growing strong; on the up
艾蒿 ài hāo mugwort (Artemisia)
期期艾艾 qī qī ài ài stammering (idiom)
艾窝窝 ài wō wo glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling
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Pinyin: yì
English Definition:to mow; to cut; to reap; to redress
Chinese Definition:
①通“刈”。刈割；斩除。
②通“乂”。治理；安定。
Example Words:
自怨自艾 zì yuàn zì yì to be full of remorse; to repent and redress one's errors
怨艾 yuàn yì to resent; to regret; grudge
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