爱 (ài) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
爱 (ài · Hán Việt: Ái) — to love; affection; to cherish; to be fond of. Top claw 爫 + roof 冖 + friend 友: simplified in 1956, with 友 below replacing the lower part of traditional 愛.
- Pinyin
- ài
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Ái
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 爫
- IDS Structure
- ⿱⿱爫冖友
- Traditional
- 愛
爱 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (10 Steps)
Customize 爱 in Worksheet Generator →爱1 撇 Piě
爱1 (61,12)→(33,17)
爱2 点 Diǎn
爱2 (30,23)→(37,30)
爱3 点 Diǎn
爱3 (45,21)→(50,27)
爱4 折 Zhé
爱4 (64,16)→(57,29)
爱5 竖 Shù
爱5 (21,35)→(16,53)
爱6 横 Héng
爱6 (24,41)→(72,44)
爱7 横 Héng
爱7 (28,50)→(66,46)
爱8 撇 Piě
爱8 (42,38)→(14,83)
爱9 撇 Piě
爱9 (40,61)→(26,87)
爱10 横 Héng
爱10 (38,66)→(88,87)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (爱 = ⿱⿱爫冖友)
Top claw 爫 + roof 冖 + friend 友: simplified in 1956, with 友 below replacing the lower part of traditional 愛.
⿱⿱爫冖友 → 爫 + 冖 + 友 (⿱)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 爱
Keep the top three dots of 爫 compact and tilted inward; make the middle cover 冖 wide enough to shelter 友 below, and let the final right-falling Nà stroke extend out as the right foot.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 爱
Learners often write the top 爫 too tall, leaving no vertical space for 友. Keep the top two layers within the upper 45% of the Mi Zi Ge box.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 爱
hobby; interest
romantic love
cute; lovable
beloved; treasured
dear; beloved
(romantic) love; in love
to love ardently; to adore
to like; to love
spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
compassion; kindness
Example Sentences Using 爱 (ài)
我妹妹很爱学习写汉字。
Wǒ mèimei hěn ài xuéxí xiě Hànzì.
My younger sister really loves learning to write Chinese characters.
他最大的爱好是练习中国书法。
Tā zuìdà de àihào shì liànxí Zhōngguó shūfǎ.
His biggest hobby is practicing Chinese calligraphy.