爱 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “love”. It is built from 爫 (claw), 冖 (cover) and 友 (friend). It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.
Keyword
love
Pinyin (Mandarin)
ài
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
love, be fond of, like, как, любить, be fond of, like
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “claw” + “cover” + “friend”. 爱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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