艾

Character

艾 ài · yì

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

Chinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa

Radical: 艹
Strokes: 5
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 艹乂
Traditional: 艾
Frequency: #960 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

àiMain reading yìRare reading

ài

ai4Main readingHSK 7–9

Chinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxa CC-CEDICT
used in transliteration CC-CEDICT
surname Ai CC-CEDICT

Words that use “艾” as ài

艾滋病ài zī bìngAIDS, a serious sickness that makes the body unable to fight…WordHSK 7–9 少艾shào àiyoung and prettyWord 恐艾kǒng ài(slang) to have an obsessive fear of contracting HIV AIDSWord 未艾wèi ài(literary) not having come to its termWord 艾卷ài juǎnmoxa cigarWord 艾叶ài yèmugwort leafWord 艾塔ài tǎetaWord 艾实ài shí(TCM) fruit of Chinese mugwortWord

yì

yi4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is ài.

to stop or end an illness (as in 自怨自艾, to blame oneself)

Words that use “艾” as yì

怨艾yuàn yìto resentWord 自怨自艾zì yuàn zì yìto be full of remorseWord 自艾自怜zì yì zì lián(idiom) to feel sorry for oneselfWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 艾

Draw “艾” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

艾草是一种植物。
ài cǎo shì yì zhǒng zhí wù
Mugwort is a kind of plant.
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我姓艾。
wǒ xìng ài
My family name is Ai.
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她买了一些艾草。
tā mǎi le yì xiē ài cǎo
She bought some mugwort.
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