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[1] [v] love; be fond of; like; be kind to [2] love; affection; kindness; benevolence; likes [3] [v] be apt to [4] to want (an object, not an activity) Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: 心 (#61)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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愛 / 爱 | ||
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可愛 ho2 oi3 = cute 愛情 oi3 cing4 = romance; love (between man and woman) 愛好 oi3 hou3 = a hobby; to be fond of 愛人 oi3 jan4 = spouse, husband, wife, sweetheart 相愛 soeng1 oi3 = to love each other; to be on good terms 親愛的 can1 oi3 dik1 = dear; beloved; my dear 北愛爾蘭 bak1 oi3 ji5 laan4 = Northern Ireland 戀愛 lyun2 oi3 = (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair 做愛 zou6 oi3 = make love 性愛 sing3 oi3 = sexual love See all 138 compounds (CantoDict reports 149 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 8 examples containing 愛
呢件衫你愛唔愛㗎? 粵
Do you want this piece of clothing? [Lit. this piece clothing you want not want [particle]?]
呢杯水你仲愛唔愛? 粵
Do you still want this glass of water? [Note that the final syllable can be changed to something resembling tone 2 to form a question.] |