爱 ài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 爫 — claws, nails, talons
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
爱惜
àixī
to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
Characters in this word
惜 xī
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 面对日益紧张的水资源，地方政府呼吁居民爱惜每一滴水，而不是等到旱情严重时才后悔。 Miànduì rìyì jǐnzhāng de shuǐ zīyuán, dìfāng zhèngfǔ hūyù jūmín àixī měi yì dī shuǐ, ér bú shì děng dào hànqíng yánzhòng shí cái hòuhuǐ. Facing increasingly strained water resources, the local government called on residents to cherish every drop rather than regret it only when the drought became severe.
- 孩子要爱惜自己的书本，不要随便弄脏。 Háizi yào àixī zìjǐ de shūběn, bú yào suíbiàn nòngzāng. Children should take care of their books and not get them dirty carelessly.
- 她很爱惜这件外婆留下的旧毛衣，一直舍不得穿。 Tā hěn àixī zhè jiàn wàipó liúxià de jiù máoyī, yìzhí shěbude chuān. She treasures this old sweater her grandmother left her and has never had the heart to wear it.