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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Homophones

HSK 3
矮ǎi
low, short (in length)

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