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爱意 (ài yì) — love (the feeling or expression of love)

Definition

爱意 (ài yì) names the feeling of love or affection itself — used for love expressed through actions, looks, or words rather than for a person you love (that's 爱). Often appears in romantic or literary contexts like '眼神里充满爱意'.

noun
love (the feeling or expression of love)

Examples

  • 爱意。
    Tā xiàng tā biǎo dá le shēn shēn de ài yì.
    He expressed his deep love to her.
  • 爱意。
    Tā de yǎn shén zhōng chōng mǎn le ài yì.
    Her eyes were full of affection.
  • 爱意。
    Zhè fēng xìn lǐ xiě mǎn le ài yì.
    This letter is filled with love.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

爱àilove
意yìfeeling

爱 (love) specifies the kind of 意 (feeling or meaning) meant.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 愛; 爱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
旡
旡jì愛ài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 愛, an older shape paired 心 (heart) with 旡 as its sound part; later a foot-like 夊 was added below. The simplified 爱 is a later variant that replaces the lower part with 友.

Open 爱 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 意 →
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Emotions & FeelingsRomance & Marriage

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