懂中文 Dong Chinese

藹

ǎi

lush

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 謁 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

謁 sound component

謁  Sound component

yè

  

visit

Evolution

藹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
藹 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
藹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

蔼 (藹) 

ǎi

lush; affable, friendly; friendly

Most common words with 藹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

和蔼

kindly

和蔼可亲

affable

蔼

friendly

蔼然

amicable