Memory phrase for the character: 艾

艾

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Meaning

to stop or cut short, phonetic "ai", like AIDS 艾滋病

Pronunciation

ài

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: cross 乂

Mnemonic
 
When the plants are (cut) cross-like on each other, it means "end" as in AIDS.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
乂 cross




 Vocabulary

艾森豪威尔 Ài sēn háo wēi ěr  Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961
布宜诺斯艾利斯 Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī  Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina
防艾 fáng ài  protecting against AIDS
防艾 fáng ài  

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