艾

ài

artemisia, mugwort

How to write 艾, stroke by stroke

surname Ai; Chinese mugwort or wormwood; moxa; to stop or cut short; phonetic "ai" or "i"; abbr. for 艾滋病, AIDS; variant of 刈; variant of 乂

Pictophonetic: semantic 艹 (grass), phonetic 乂

Made of 艹 + 乂

苦艾kǔ àiwormwood; Artemisia absinthium
自怨自艾zì yuàn zì yìto be full of remorse; to repent and redress one's errors
少艾shào àiyoung and pretty; pretty girl
艾实ài shí(TCM) fruit of Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi), aka fruit of argyi wormwood
艾条ài tiáomoxa stick, moxa roll (TCM)
艾塔ài tǎeta (Greek letter Η, η)
艾卷ài juǎnmoxa cigar; moxa roll (TCM)
怨艾yuàn yìto resent; to regret; grudge
艾冬花ài dōng huācoltsfoot flower (used in TCM); Flos Farfarae
艾炭ài tàncarbonized mugwort leaf (TCM); Folium Artemisiae argyi carbonisatum
艾条灸ài tiáo jiǔstick moxibustion; poling (TCM)
艾灸ài jiǔmoxibustion (TCM)

我为自己的错误自怨自艾。
wǒ wèi zì jǐ de cuò wù zì yuàn zì yì 。
I hate myself for my mistakes.
不要自怨自艾。
bú yào zì yuàn zì yì 。
Do not loathe yourself.
艾普发疯了。
ài pǔ fā fēng le 。
April went crazy.
科学家们正努力终结艾滋病。
kē xué jiā men zhèng nǔ lì zhōng jié ài zī bìng 。
Scientists are working hard to put an end to AIDS.
我有艾滋病。
wǒ yǒu ài zī bìng 。
I have HIV.