爱

to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #298 U+7231

Ideographic compound (会意字)

To bring a friend 友 into one's house 冖

components: 爫冖友

love · Heisig RSH #669

birdhouse + 友 friend

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 爱 as their sound component

These characters all use 爱 (ài) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
爱 sound component	ài	to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
嗳	ài	interjection indicating regret
暧	ài	obscure, dim; ambiguous, vague
嫒	ài	one's daughter (honorific)
瑷	ài	fine jade

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中国天主教爱国会	Zhōng guó Tiān zhǔ jiào Ài guó huì	Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
三自爱国教会	Sān zì Ài guó Jiào huì	Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
爱理不理	ài lǐ bù lǐ	(idiom) standoffish; indifferent
爱克斯光	ài kè sī guāng	X-ray (loanword); Röntgen or Roentgen ray
爱面子	ài miàn zi	to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others;…
爱国主义	ài guó zhǔ yì	patriotism
爱国如家	ài guó rú jiā	to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)
爱尔兰人	Ài ěr lán rén	Irish person
人见人爱	rén jiàn rén ài	loved by all; to have universal appeal
爱尔兰海	Ài ěr lán Hǎi	Irish Sea between Ireland and north England
爱民区	Ài mín Qū	Aimin, a district of Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市[Mu3 dan1 jiang1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
爱国者	Ài guó zhě	MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile
爱国者	ài guó zhě	patriot
爱民如子	ài mín rú zǐ	(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
爱尔兰语	Ài ěr lán yǔ	Irish language
爱子	ài zǐ	beloved son
小可爱	xiǎo kě ài	cutie; sweetie; (Tw) camisole (women's garment)
爱人	ài ren	spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC); CL:個\|个[ge4]
爱国	ài guó	to love one's country; patriotic
心爱	xīn ài	beloved