蔼
藹ǎi
#3,454 most
frequent character
friendly
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
蔼 joins 艹 plants with 谒 yè, a sound part that is not a close match. It first meant 'lush vegetation'. The sense 'friendly' was borrowed later for the sound alone, with no link to the plant picture.
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