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ài — to love

10 strokes · radical 爫 · HSK 1 · traditional 愛

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Where it comes from

The traditional 愛 has a heart, 心, sitting in its middle. The simplified 爱 replaced it with 友, friend. Whether that was a loss is still argued over at dinner tables.

Words it turns up in

爱好可爱

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