挨 (ái / āi): Suffer — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 挨

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2.

Readings & Meanings

挨has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

ái

suffer; endure; drag out;

verbHSK 6 HSK 3.0 · L7-9

āi

next to; close to; one by one

verb, prepositionHSK 3.0 · L7-9

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 挨

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

挨

扌hand

矣particle indicating completion

挨=

5.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 挨

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6.

How to Use 挨

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 挨 works in context.

Single HSK word

挨 appears in the HSK word 挨家挨户, meaning "from house to house / visit every household".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 挨 is used in context

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

gōng工

zuò作

shī失

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扌hand

+矣particle indicating completion

A hand (扌) pushes or leans against something in sequence (矣) — to endure, suffer, or get close to.

āi挨

jiā家

āi挨

hù户

from house to house / visit every household

wù

误

ái挨

le了

lǎo老

bǎn板

de的

pī批

píng评

。

He suffered criticism from the boss because of a work mistake.

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

fàn犯

cuò错

āi挨

dǎ打

le了

。

He got beaten because he made a mistake.

Tā他

de的

zuò座

wèi位

āi挨

zhe着

wǒ我

de的

zuò座

wèi位

。

His seat is next to mine.

zāi灾

mín民

men们

zhèng正

zài在

āi挨

è饿

。

The disaster victims are suffering from hunger.

qǐng请

āi挨

jìn近

yì一

diǎn点

tīng听

qīng清

chǔ楚

。

Please get closer to hear clearly.

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