HSK 1 · Feelings & thoughts

爱

ài

to love

Stroke order of 爱

爱 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A hand '爫' reaching down to cover '冖' a friend '友' — that is love.

Parts: 爫 hand/claw + 冖 cover + 友 friend (traditional 愛 also had 心 heart)

Example sentence

我爱我的家。

I love my family.

Words with 爱

爱好hobby; to like 爱人spouse; husband or wife 爱情love; romance 可爱cute; lovely 爱心love; compassion 热爱to love deeply

More words: Feelings & thoughts

喜欢to like 想to want; to think; to miss 觉得to think; to feel 高兴happy; glad 生气angry; to get angry 笑to laugh; to smile 知道to know 记to remember; to note down 记得to remember 记住to remember; to memorize 忘to forget 忘记to forget

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