爱
ài
to love; to be fond of; to like
affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
Reaching hand (爫) + shelter (冖) + friend (友) = to love
The hand reaching down (爫) under a sheltering roof (冖) toward a friend (友) captures the tender gesture of love: reaching out, protecting, and staying loyal. Together they paint love as an active, sheltering bond rather than a passive feeling.
我爱我的家人。
wǒ ài wǒ de jiā rén。
I love my family.
她爱看书，每天都读很久。
tā ài kàn shū，měi tiān dōu dú hěn jiǔ。
She loves reading and reads for a long time every day.
Words with 爱
做爱
zuò ài
to make love
爱意
ài yì
love
逗人喜爱
dòu rén xǐ ài
cute
酷爱
kù ài
to be keen on
错爱
cuò ài
misplaced kindness
钟爱
zhōng ài
to treasure
关爱
guān ài
to show concern and care for
雅爱
yǎ ài
(hon.) your great kindness
电爱
diàn ài
(slang) to engage in mutual sexual arousal through conversation over the phone; voice-based cybersex
韩爱晶
hán ài jīng
Han Aijing (1945-), notorious red guard leader during Cultural Revolution, spent 15 years in prison for imprisoning and torturing political leaders
三自爱国教会
sān zì ài guó jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
三角恋爱
sān jiǎo liàn ài
love triangle