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埃 Stroke Order — How to Write 埃

Stroke Order

埃 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 土, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

埃 Radical and Character Components

Components:土矣

埃 is a phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while 矣 indicates the sound.

Radical: 土 + 7 more strokes

埃 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • āi

Meanings of 埃 in Chinese

1

āi埃

dust; fine particles, as in '尘埃' (chén'āi)
空气中弥漫着尘埃。
The air is filled with dust.
Angstrom, a unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters, or one ten-billionth of a meter, often used to express the wavelength of light and other minute lengths.
光波的波长常用埃来表示。
The wavelength of light is often expressed in angstroms.

Common Words and Phrases with 埃

1
āi埃fēi菲ěr尔tiě铁tǎ塔
The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower located in Paris, France. Designed by Gustave Eiffel and built in 1889, it stands 300 meters tall and is a famous landmark and symbol of Paris.
去年夏天,我们全家一起登上了埃菲尔铁塔,俯瞰了巴黎美丽的城市风光。
Last summer, our whole family climbed the Eiffel Tower together and overlooked the beautiful city scenery of Paris.
2
āi埃mǐ米ěr尔
Emir, a title for a nobleman, chief, or governor, especially in Arab and African countries.
这位埃米尔对文化遗产的保护非常重视。
This Emir places great importance on the preservation of cultural heritage.

More words with 埃

  • chén尘āi埃dust
  • huáng黄āi埃yellowish dust
  • juān涓āi埃speck, trifle
  • sū苏wéi维āi埃Soviet
  • gǔ古āi埃jí及Ancient Egypt
  • xīng星jì际chén尘āi埃interstellar dust

Idioms with 埃

  • chén尘āi埃luò落dìng定when the dust settles
  • juān涓āi埃zhī之lì力a tiny bit of strength
  • yě野mǎ马chén尘āi埃fleeting and insubstantial things
  • zhū蛛wǎng网chén尘āi埃cobwebs and dust

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Questions about 埃

What does 埃 mean in Chinese?

埃 (āi) means “dust” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 埃?

埃 is pronounced āi in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 埃 have?

埃 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 埃?

埃 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 土. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 埃?

The radical of 埃 is 土, and 埃 is a phono-semantic compound.

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