埃

āi
#1,119 most
frequent character
dust, dirt, angstrom, phonetic ai or e

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

埃 has 土 (dirt/earth) as the meaning part and 矣 yǐ as the sound part. It first meant 'dust,' then grew to the unit 'angstrom.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

埃Ai1
abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Ai1 ji2]

Homophones

HSK 5
唉āi
interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
哎āi
hey
哀āi
sorrow, grief, pity, to grieve for

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