挨 meaning and stroke order
To suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
How to write 挨, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 挨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to suffer; to endure
- to pull through (hard times)
- to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle
- in order; in sequence
- close to; adjacent to
How 挨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 矣 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 挨
挨 is a pictophonetic character: the hand radical 扌 on the left gives the meaning, and 矣 (yǐ) on the right hints at the sound. Picture a hand reaching out to touch the person next to you, so you are close by, or a hand that strikes you, so you have to endure it.
As āi it means next to or one after another, as in 挨着 (āizhe) and 挨个 (āigè). As ái it means to suffer something unpleasant, usually before a noun like 打, 骂 or 饿. Example: 他今天又挨骂了。(Tā jīntiān yòu áimà le.) He got scolded again today.
Common mistake: Learners often use one tone for every word. Remember that suffering words like 挨打, 挨骂 and 挨饿 use second tone ái, while closeness and order words like 挨着 and 挨家挨户 use first tone āi. Also do not confuse 挨 with 埃 (āi, dust), which has the earth radical 土 instead of the hand radical.
Common words with 挨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 挨打 | áidǎ | to take a beating; to come under attack | HSK 6 |
| 挨着 | āizhe | near | HSK 6 |
| 挨家挨户 | āijiā-āihù | to go from house to house | HSK 7-9 |
| 忍饥挨饿 | rěnjī-ái'è | starving; famished | HSK 7-9 |
| 挨饿 | ái'è | to go hungry; to endure starvation | |
| 挨揍 | áizòu | to be beaten; to take a drubbing | |
| 挨骂 | áimà | to receive a scolding | |
| 挨个 | āigè | one by one; in turn |
挨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 挨
How many strokes are in 挨?
挨 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 挨 mean?
挨 (ái) means to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle. A common word with it is 挨打 (áidǎ), meaning "to take a beating; to come under attack".
How do you pronounce 挨?
挨 has more than one reading: ái and āi. The most common is ái, said in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 挨?
The radical of 挨 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 挨 under this radical.
Is 挨 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 挨 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 挨打 the same as the passive 被打?
Both mean someone got hit, but 挨 already carries the idea of suffering, so you do not need 被. 挨打 sounds more colloquial and stresses that the person had to put up with it.
How do I say to wait or stall time with 挨?
Use ái in phrases like 挨时间 (ái shíjiān), which means to drag things out or kill time. It can also mean to get through a hard period, as in 挨过冬天 (áiguò dōngtiān), to make it through the winter.