埃

āi

āino initial · 1st tone — spelling rules

dust · dirt

Radical: 土 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境

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Character Decomposition

埃=土+矣

Etymology

earth

Meanings

dust

dirt

angstrom

phonetic ai or e

āi

abbr. for Egypt 埃及 or Ethiopia

Aī

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Words with 埃 127 total

dust尘埃chén āi Egypt埃及Aī jí tiny stream of dust · tiny things · negligible涓埃juān āi

Idioms with 埃 1 total Chain

negligible force (idiom); tiny force涓埃之力juān āi zhī lì