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Meaning of 艾

Pinyin ài、 yì

Radical

艹

Strokes

Definition

(surname) / Artemisia vulgaris / Chinese mugwort

Usage

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艾 (ài) 1. A perennial herbaceous plant, with tender leaves that can be eaten; older leaves can be made into fluff for use in acupuncture. 艾是一种多年生草本植物，嫩叶可食，老叶制成绒，供针灸用。 2. Elderly, referring to old people. 年老的，也指老年人。 3. Stop; terminate. 止，绝。 4. Beautiful. 美好。 5. A surname. 姓。 1. Specifically refers to mugwort (Argy wormwood; mugwort wormwood), a perennial herbaceous plant (Artemisia argyi), whose leaves are made into fluffs for acupuncture use. 特指艾蒿，菊科的多年生草本植物（艾蒿），其叶制成艾绒，供针灸用。 2. Old age, a respectful term for the elderly. 老年，对老年人的敬称。 3. A handsome person or beautiful woman. 漂亮的人。 4. A person of low position. 小人。 5. A surname. 姓。 1. Old. 老。 2. The color of mugwort, which is pale or green. 艾草的颜色，即苍白色或绿色。 1. To terminate or end. 终止，断绝。 2. To mow, cut, or reap. 通“刈”。刈割;斩除。 3. To manage, stabilize. 通“乂”。治理;安定。治 (zhì) - To govern; refers to self-criticism and self-improvement. 治理。自怨自艾本义是悔恨自己的错误，自己改正。现仅指悔恨。

艾则孜 ài zé zī

Azizi

布宜诺斯艾利斯 Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

艾滋病 ài zī bìng

AIDS (loanword)

艾滋病毒 ài zī bìng dú

human immune deficiency virus (HIV) / the AIDS virus

方兴未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding / still growing strong / on the up

艾哈迈德 Ài hǎ mài dé

Ahmed (name)

自怨自艾 zì yuàn zì yì

to be full of remorse / to repent and redress one's errors

艾哈迈迪 ài hā mài dí

Ahmeti / Ahmadi

艾芜 ài wú

Ai Wu

艾伯塔省 ài bó tǎ shěng

Alberta

期期艾艾 qī qī ài ài

stammering (idiom)