ǎi

person of reprehensible morals

Refers to someone who is not () honorable (). Name of an infamous person in Chinese history named Lao Ai (嫪毐).

Components
士 meaning component

  Meaning component

shì

  

scholar, soldier

毋 meaning component

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do not

Evolution

毐 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
毐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

ǎi

person of reprehensible morals; immoral; adulterer

 

see historical character Lao Ai 嫪毐; by extension, person of reprehensible morals

Most common words with 毐
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Word
Meaning

嫪毐

Lao Ai (-238 BC), man of Qin famous for his giant penis

immoral

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Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)