爱ài
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爱
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繁体
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Shuowen
Love. The character depicts a hand (爫) reaching toward a heart (心) beneath a covering (冔), with a foot (夂) suggesting the act of going to be with someone—originally representing the tender care and affection one shows by physically reaching out to embrace another, with the heart placed at the center as the seat of emotion.
Pinyin
ài· HSK 1