艾 (ngaai6 | ai4 yi4) : cease; old; handsome

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艾

ngaai6

ai4 yi4

[粵] ngaai6 | [國] ai4
[1] [n] [plant] mugwort; moxa
[2] [v] cease; end; stop
[3] [adj] old; elderly
[4] [adj] handsome; beautiful
[5] [n] a Chinese surname

[粵] ngaai6 | [國] yi4
[1] [v] repent; punish
[2] [adj] stable; peaceful

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 4

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

艾

This word has been viewed 6091 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 19th Jul 2007 05:36 and last edited on 27th Jan 2014 10:31

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艾滋病 ngaai6 zi1 beng6 ai4 zi1 bing4 = human immune deficiency virus (HIV); the AIDS virus (typically 愛滋病)

苦艾 fu2 ngaai6 ku3 ai4 = wormwood

苦艾酒 fu2 ngaai6 zau2 ku3 ai4 jiu3 = absinthe

艾灸 ngaai6 gau3 ai4 jiu3 = moxibustion

自憐自艾 zi6 lin4 zi6 ngaai6 zi4 lian2 zi4 ai4 = self-pity

青春少艾 cing1 ceon1 siu3 ngaai6 qing1 chun1 shao4 ai4 = young and beautiful

艾草 ngaai6 cou2 ai4 cao3 = mugwort

艾蒿 ngaai6 hou1 ai4 hao1 = mugwort

艾絨 ngaai6 jung4*2 ai4 rong2 = moxa

方興未艾 fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6 fang1 xing1 wei4 ai4 = to still be in the process of growing; to be growing and vibrant not yet declining
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Decimal representation of this word: 艾
Unicode code for this character: U+827e (off-site link)

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