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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Ai

  • 爱to love; love
  • 愛to love; love
  • 艾mugwort
Letters
2
Syllables
1
First letter
A
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin), Hokkien
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters爱愛艾
2

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata have the syllable Ai in their name

A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.

Ai is a Chinese name syllable whose meaning depends on the character, for example 爱 (to love) or 艾 (mugwort).

Possible characters for Ai

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) and Hokkien romanization.

  • 爱

    to love; love

    Mandarin ài / Hokkien ài

    attested

  • 愛

    to love; love

    Mandarin ài / Hokkien ài

  • 艾

    mugwort

    Mandarin ài

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Ai

Ai is a romanized Chinese name syllable, usually from Mandarin and Hokkien. The spelling matches the Mandarin and Hokkien reading ài of 愛 (simplified 爱), and the Mandarin reading ài of 艾. Characters recorded for Malaysians with this spelling include 爱. Possible characters include 爱 (to love); 愛 (to love); 艾 (mugwort). The meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin), Hokkien

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Ai

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 愛 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: 艾 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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