挨

ái

Meaning

to suffer
to endure
to pull through (hard times)
to delay
to stall
to play for time
to dawdle

Pinyin: ái

Character reference

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挨 āiclose by, near, next to, towards, against; to lean on; to wait Primary radical扌 · hand

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