ǎi, aǐ
person of reprehensible morals
Refers to someone who is not (毋) honorable (士). Name of an infamous person in Chinese history named Lao Ai (嫪毐).
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 毐
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Lao Ai (-238 BC), man of Qin famous for his giant penis | ||
immoral |
Component uses
Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 7 |
Unicode | U+6BD0 |
Shuowen | “毐，人無行也。从士，从母。賈侍中說。秦始皇母與嫪毐淫，坐誅，故世罵淫曰嫪毐。讀若娭。” |
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