埃 (Āi): dust, dirt

埃 (Āi) is a Chinese character meaning “dust.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 土 (earth). It ranks #1051 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 土 earth10 strokesFrequency #1051

Definitions

dust
dirt

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
埃及	āi jí	Egypt
埃文	āi wén	Evan
埃德蒙	āi dé méng	(name) Edmund
埃塞俄比亚	āi sài é bǐ yà	Ethiopia
劳埃德	láo āi dé	Lloyd (name)
尘埃	chén āi	dust
埃德	āi dé	Ed (name - Eduard)
皮埃尔	pí āi ěr	(name) Pierre
埃德加	āi dé jiā	Edgar (name)
埃琳娜	āi lín nà	Elena (name)
尘埃落定	chén āi luò dìng	lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
埃米尔	āi mǐ ěr	(loanword) emir
苏维埃	sū wéi āi	Soviet (council)
埃文斯	āi wén sī	Evans
里维埃拉	lǐ wéi āi lā	riviera (loanword)

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

埃 appears in 93 compound words: 71 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (6)

埃德蒙顿ĀidéméngdùnHSK 7+

(chiefly Mainland China) Edmonton (the capital city of Alberta, Canada)

埃尔帕索Āi'ěrpàsuǒHSK 7+

El Paso

尘埃落定chén'āiluòdìngHSK 6+

to be finalised; to get sorted out

phrase

出埃及记Chū-ĀijíjìHSK 4+

Exodus (second book of the Bible)

杜瓦利埃Dùwǎlì'āiHSK 7+

a transliteration of the French surname Duvalier

Showing 5 of 6 idioms containing 埃.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

埃地改革让农民有了自己的田地。

Āi dì gǎi gé ràng nóng mín yǒu le zì jǐ de tián dì .

Land reform gave farmers their own fields.

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埃森哲第二季度业绩超预期但股价下跌因盈利...

Āi sēn zhé dì èr jì dù yè jì chāo yù qī dàn gǔ jià xià diē yīn yíng lì . . .

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埃森哲第二季业绩胜预期但盈利指引令人失望 ...

Āi sēn zhé dì èr jì yè jì shèng yù qī dàn yíng lì zhǐ yǐn lìng rén shī wàng . . .

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...副不打烊画廊】联副/梁育瑄作品〈如雾的尘埃〉

. . . fù bù dǎ 烊 huà láng lián fù liáng yù 瑄 zuò pǐn rú wù de chén Āi

Fx168 Finance NetworkFeb 2026

埃斯顿(02715.HK):今起招股,每手...

Āi sī dùn ( 0 2 7 1 5 . H K ) : jīn qǐ zhāo gǔ , měi shǒu . . .

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埃克森美孚股价上涨2% 公司就60多年前在...

Āi kè sēn měi 孚 gǔ jià shàng zhǎng 2 gōng sī jiù 6 0 duō nián qián zài . . .

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 埃 (Āi) mean in Chinese?

埃 (Āi) primarily means "dust." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1051 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 埃 have?

埃 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 埃?

The radical associated with 埃 is 土 (earth). This radical appears in many characters related to earth.

What are common words containing 埃?

Common words with 埃 include: 埃及 (āi jí, "Egypt"); 埃文 (āi wén, "Evan"); 埃德蒙 (āi dé méng, "(name) Edmund"); 埃塞俄比亚 (āi sài é bǐ yà, "Ethiopia"); 劳埃德 (láo āi dé, "Lloyd (name)"). There are over 93 compound words containing this character.

Is 埃 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 埃 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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