āiái

near

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

hand

矣 sound component

  Sound component

  

particle of completed action

Evolution

挨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
挨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

āi

near, close by, next to, towards, against; to wait; to lean on; in order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to

 

ái

to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

Most common words with 挨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

in order

挨打

to take a beating

挨饿

to go hungry

挨着

near

挨揍

to be beaten