| 艾 | 291A00 20A.82-8 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄞˋ [ai4] (*ㄧˋ [yi4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Mugwort, artemisia or mint, used for cauterization or as counterirritant: 艾炷，艾絨 [ai4zhu4], [ai4rong2]↓. (2) Person over fifty years of age. (3) A surname. | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To end, be spent: 夜未艾 the night is young yet: 方興未艾 on the upward surge. (2) (AC) to nurture, protect: 保艾爾後 protect your offspring. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) 少艾 (AC) the young and handsome. (2) (AC) grey-haired, over fifty of age. | |||||
| Words | 1. 艾焙 [ai4bei4], c.i., to cauterize with end of artemisia, see [ai4zhu4], [ai4rong2]↓; (fig.) (MC) 受艾焙 to suffer. 2. 艾蒿 [ai4hao1], n., (bot.) artemisia. 3. 艾火 [ai4huo3], n., lighted end of artemisia for cautering. 4. 艾虎 [ai4hu3], n., formerly, a bag of mint herb for warding off infectious insects, worn on 5th day of 5th lunar month. 5. 艾豭 [ai4jia1], n., (AC) old male pig. 6. 艾炷 [ai4zhu4], n., stick of artemisia, used for cauterizing. 7. 艾絨（兒）（子） [ai4rong2]([er0])([zi0]), n., tuft of artemisia, used for cauterizing and for making inkpad for Chin. seals. | |||||