to love
How it’s built
choke — The pronunciation of 愛 was similar to 旡 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.
heart
(foot); stop — 夂 is a component form of 止. The purpose of this component is unclear.
Through the ages
Appears in
Characters that use 愛 as a component, most common first.
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