爱 (愛) ài

1. ài verb to love
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Love
   Notes: For example, 爱财不爱命 'to love wealth more than life' (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1a; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2; NCCED '爱' 1; Suyu, p. 3; Unihan '愛')
2. ài noun favor; grace; kindness
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 恩惠 (Guoyu '愛' n 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1b)
3. ài noun somebody who is loved
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 3; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1c)
4. ài noun love; affection
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Measure word: 种 (ABC 'ài' 爱 n 1; Guoyu '愛' n 1; Mathews 1931 '愛' p. 2)
5. ài verb to like
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 2; Guoyu '愛' v 1; Kroll 2015 '愛' 1; NCCED '爱' 3)
6. ài verb to sympathize with; to pity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '愛' 2)
7. ài verb to begrudge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '愛' v 2; Kroll 2015 '愛' 3)
8. ài verb to do regularly; to have the habit of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'ài' 爱 v 4; Kroll 2015 '愛' 4; NCCED '爱' 4)
9. ài noun my dear
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Term of address for somebody else's daughter; same as 嬡 (Guoyu '愛' n 4)
10. ài proper noun Ai
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '愛' n 5)
11. ài adjective loved; beloved
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '愛' adj 2)
12. ài verb Love
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
13. ài noun desire; craving; trsna
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tṛṣṇā, Pali: taṇhā, Japanese: ai, Tibetan: sred pa; in the sense of 貪 (BCSD '愛', p. 495; BL 'tṛṣṇā', p. 926; Ding '愛'; DJBT '愛', p. 423; FGDB '愛'; SH '愛', p. 400; Tzu Chuang 2012)

Contained in

• 非爱会苦(非愛會苦) suffering of having to meet the hateful
• 风光可爱(風光可愛) elegant style
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
• 四摄; 1. 布施 2. 爱语 3. 利行 4. 同事(四攝; 1. 布施 2. 愛語 3. 利行 4. 同事) Four Means of Embracing: 1. Giving; 2. Kind words; 3. Altruism; 4. Empathy
• 爱人如己(愛人如己) love thy neighbor like thyself ; to love others as much as we love ourselves
• 爱国报恩(愛國報恩) Love and Repay Your Country
• 天爱喜见王(天愛喜見王) King Aśoka; Asoka; Ashoka
• 爱欲(愛欲) love and desire; sensuality; kāma
• 爱尽大经(愛盡大經) The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving; Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasutta
• 爱同(愛同) Ai Tong
• 好爱太子(好愛太子) Sudāna; viśvantara; Prince Vessantara
• 和爱岛(和愛島) Peace and Love Island
• 爱别离苦(愛別離苦) suffering due to separation from loved ones

Also contained in

错爱 、 爱心 、 遗爱 、 关爱 、 爱物儿 、 装可爱 、 爱国心 、 博爱县 、 爱恨交织 、 爱憎分明 、 爱经 、 爱情征服一切 、 爱懋 、 节用而爱人 、 心爱 、 爱卫会 、 相爱 、 爱国利民 、 喜爱 、 爱悦 、 爱国志士 、 爱屋及乌 、 同性爱 、 爱子 、 爱理不理 、 雅爱 、 爱妾 、 爱尔兰语 、 爱国主义 、 爱网 、 爱好 、 爱侣 、 爱国者 、 爱服 、 爱国如家 、 忍痛割爱 、 爱恋不舍 、 爱臣

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 18 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apidamo Fa Zhi Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨發智論 — count: 219
• Scroll 27 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 209
• Scroll 168 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 193
• Scroll 8 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 169
• Scroll 57 Abhidharmanyāyānusāraśāstra (Apidamo Shun Zheng Lilun) 阿毘達磨順正理論 — count: 143
• Scroll 8 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 134
• Scroll 3 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 120
• Scroll 3 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 118
• Scroll 4 Outline of the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽師地論略纂 — count: 109
• Scroll 5 Chu Yao Jing (Udānavarga) 出曜經 — count: 107

Collocations

• 知爱 (知愛) 知愛由受 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 17
• 爱灭 (愛滅) 愛滅故取滅 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
• 爱习 (愛習) 能斷愛習 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 15
• 爱恭敬 (愛恭敬) 便害愛恭敬 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 12
• 无有爱 (無有愛) 則亦無有愛 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
• 色爱 (色愛) 色愛 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 9
• 缘爱 (緣愛) 緣愛有取 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 不可爱 (不可愛) 謂見不可愛色 — Reciting in Concert (Daji Famen Jing) 大集法門經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 爱因缘 (愛因緣) 愛因緣 — Sutra on the Conditions for Desire and Rebirth (Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing) 人本欲生經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 爱法 (愛法) 愛法好施惠 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6