爱 (愛) ài

1. ài verb to love
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Love
   Notes: For example, 爱财不爱命 'to love wealth more than life' (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1a; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2; NCCED '爱' 1; Suyu, p. 3; Unihan '愛')
2. ài noun favor; grace; kindness
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 恩惠 (Guoyu '愛' n 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1b)
3. ài noun somebody who is loved
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 3; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1c)
4. ài noun love; affection
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Measure word: 种 (ABC 'ài' 爱 n 1; Guoyu '愛' n 1; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2)
5. ài verb to like
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 2; Guoyu '愛' v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1; NCCED '爱' 3)
6. ài verb to sympathize with; to pity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '愛' 2)
7. ài verb to begrudge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '愛' v 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 3)
8. ài verb to do regularly; to have the habit of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 4; Kroll 2015 '愛' 4; NCCED '爱' 4)
9. ài noun my dear
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Term of address for somebody else's daughter; same as 嬡 (Guoyu '愛' n 4)
10. ài proper noun Ai
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 5)
11. ài adjective loved; beloved
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '愛' adj 2)

Contained in

• 性爱(性愛) sex; lovemaking
• 爱护(愛護) to cherish and protect; to treasure
• 爱尔兰人(愛爾蘭人) Irish person
• 宠爱(寵愛) to dote on somebody
• 至爱(至愛) most beloved
• 怜爱(憐愛) to have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper somebody
• 爱力(愛力) the power of love
• 爱尔兰海(愛爾蘭海) Irish Sea between Ireland and north England
• 爱人(愛人) spouse; husband; wife ; sweetheart ; to love someone
• 节用爱人(節用愛人) to use money frugally and care for people
• 爱慕虚荣(愛慕虛榮) vain
• 爱克斯光(愛克斯光) x-ray
• 罗洁爱尔之(羅潔愛爾之) Raziel, archangel in Judaism
• 爱国主义(愛國主義) patriotism
• 爱己注意(愛己注意) egoism
• 爱戴(愛戴) love and respect
• 爱国捐(愛國捐) patriotic contribution
• 汎爱(汎愛) universal love
• 爱德(愛德) Aide
• 爱玛·沃特森(愛瑪·沃特森) Emma Watson
• 爱懋(愛懋) lust after
• 节用而爱人(節用而愛人) live frugally and care for people
• 爱他注意(愛他注意) altruism
• 秀恩爱(秀恩愛) to make a public display of affection
• 爱奇艺(愛奇藝) iQiyi, online video platform based in Beijing, launched in 2010
• 忍痛割爱(忍痛割愛) to resign oneself to part with what one treasures
• 关爱(關愛) to show concern and care for
• 博爱精神(博愛精神) philanthropy
• 爱昵(愛昵) intimate; loving
• 兼爱(兼愛) to love all people ; universal love ; Universal Love
• 爱网(愛網) love like falling into a net
• 神爱世人(神愛世人) the gods love the common people
• 爱德华(愛德華) Edward; Édouard
• 深爱(深愛) to love dearly
• 爱不释手(愛不釋手) love something too much to part with it
• 爱财(愛財) avaricious ; love wealth
• 爱女(愛女) beloved daughter ; fond of females
• 宽大仁爱(寬大仁愛) tolerant and lenient
• 爱恋不舍(愛戀不捨) inseparable love
• 爱德华兹(愛德華茲) Edwards (name)
• 爱玛(愛瑪) Emma (name)
• 爱国者(愛國者) patriot ; MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile

Also contained in

爱彼迎 、 爱普生 、 爱德华岛 、 爱达荷州 、 无色爱住地 、 爱知县 、 爱辉区 、 爱留根纳 、 爱词霸

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• 卷十一 大取 Book 11 - Major Illustrations Mozi 墨子 — count: 30
• 卷二百二十二 列傳第一百一十 譚綸 王崇古 方逢時 吳兌 鄭洛 張學顏 張佳胤 殷正茂 凌雲翼 Volume 222 Biographies 110: Tan Lun, Wang Chonggu, Fang Fengshi, Wu Dui, Zheng Luo, Zhang Xueyan, Zhang Jiayin, Yin Zhengmao, Ling Yunyi History of Ming 明史 — count: 26
• 卷三百十二 列傳第二百 四川土司二 Volume 312 Biographies 200: Sichuan Tribal Headmen 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 21
• 卷九十二　列傳第八十:　　恩幸 Volume 92 Biographies 80: Noble Favorites History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 20
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 19
• 卷94 閹官:宗愛 仇洛齊 段霸 王琚 趙黑 孫小 張宗之等 Volume 94: Eunuchs - Zong Ai, Chou Luoqi, Duan Ba, Wang Ju, Zhao Hei, Sun Xiao, Zhang Zongzhi, and others Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 16
• 難一第三十六 Chapter 36: Difficulties I Han Feizi 韓非子 — count: 16
• 卷30 王建 安同 樓伏連 丘堆 娥清 劉尼 奚眷 車伊洛等 Volume 30: Wang Jian, An Tong, Lou Fulian, Qiu Dui, E Qing, Liu Ni, Xi Juan, Cheyi Luodeng Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 15
• 卷七十八　列傳第十六:　劉彥宗子:萼(子:筈(子:仲誨)) 劉頍 時立愛 韓企先子:鐸 Volume 78 Biographies 16: Liu Yanzong and son: E (son: Kuo (son: Zhonghui)), Liu Yi, Shi Liai, Han Qixian son: Duo History of Jin 金史 — count: 14
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 14

Collocations

• 爱利 (愛利) 愛利萬民 — Mozi 墨子, 卷二 尚賢中 Book 2 - Exaltation of the Virtuous II — count: 11
• 爱百姓 (愛百姓) 重社稷故愛百姓 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《大傳》 The Great Treatise — count: 7
• 不敢爱 (不敢愛) 唯是先君之敝器土地不敢愛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 6
• 子爱 (子愛) 孟獻子愛之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
• 爱死 (愛死) 敢愛死以亂官乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
• 知爱 (知愛) 有知之屬莫不知愛其類 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《三年問》 Questions about the Mourning for Three Years — count: 5
• 尽爱 (儘愛) 盡愛之道也 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II — count: 4
• 立爱 (立愛) 立愛惟親 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 伊訓 Shang Shu - Instructions of Yi — count: 3
• 其所爱 (其所愛) 以其所愛及其所不愛 — Mencius 孟子, 盡心下 Jin Xin II — count: 3
• 父母爱 (父母愛) 父母愛一人焉 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《內則》 The Pattern of the Family — count: 3