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埃 (āi): Fine dust — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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埃 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

埃

土tǔ · earth

埃=土tǔ · earth+矣yǐ

4.

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5.

Related Words: 埃

埃及 • āi jí • Egypt (country)

āi埃

jí及

Egypt (country)

尘埃 • chén āi • dust

chén尘

āi埃

dust

苏维埃 • sū wéi āi • Soviet

sū苏

wéi维

āi埃

Soviet

埃菲尔铁塔 • āi fēi ěr tiě tǎ • Eiffel Tower

āi埃

fēi菲

ěr尔

tiě铁

tǎ塔

Eiffel Tower

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

mèng梦

xiǎng想

yǒu有

yì一

tiān天

néng能

qù去

bā巴

lí黎

kàn看

āi埃

fēi菲

ěr尔

tiě铁

tǎ塔

。

He dreams of going to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower one day.

āi埃

jí及

de的

jīn金

zì字

tǎ塔

shì是

shì世

jiè

āi埃

jí及

de的

jīn金

zì字

tǎ塔

shì是

shì世

jiè

āi埃

fēi菲

ěr尔

tiě铁

tǎ塔

shì是

bā巴

lí黎

zuì

bā巴

lí黎

de的

āi埃

fēi菲

ěr尔

tiě铁

tǎ塔

shì

Information

Pinyināi

Meaningfine dust, dirt

Strokes10

Radical土

Traditional埃

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1121

Zhuyinㄞ

UnicodeU+57C3

CangjieGIOK

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界

zhù著

míng名

de的

gǔ古

jì迹

。

The pyramids of Egypt are world-famous historical sites.

界

wén闻

míng名

de的

gǔ古

jì迹

。

The pyramids of Egypt are world-famous historical sites.

最

zhù著

míng名

de的

dì地

biāo标

zhī之

yī一

。

The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous landmarks in Paris.

是

fǎ法

guó国

de的

biāo标

zhì志

xìng性

jiàn建

zhù筑

。

The Eiffel Tower in Paris is an iconic building of France.

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Characters pronounced "ai".

皑áibrilliant white
矮ǎishort [height]
爱àito love
暧àidim, obscure, not bright
艾àimugwort; a type of aromatic plant
碍àito obstruct; to hinder; to block

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "土".

圳zhènfurrow in field, small drainage ditch
垛duòheap, pile; pile up, heap up
垣yuánlow wall
壕háotrench, ditch, channel, moat
埔pǔplain, arena; port, market
墒shāngwet tilth

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