ㄞ = ai

ㄞ is a final: the vowel part at the end of a syllable. In pinyin it is written ai.

Pinyin aiIPA /ai/Final · Compound finals3 strokes
Side view of the mouth for ㄞ (ai): tongue, lips and airflow.
How to say it

Glide from ㄚ to ㄧ: “eye”.

Do not mix up

ㄞ starts wide open (ah-ee); ㄟ starts half open (eh-ee). See ㄟ (ei) →

Stroke order, step by step

Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.

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Stroke 3

Words with ㄞ

愛
ㄞˋ
ài · to love; to like · TOCFL Novice 2
台北
ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ
tái běi · Taipei
台灣
ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ
tái wān · Taiwan; Formosa · TOCFL Novice 1
現在
ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ
xiàn zài · now; right now · TOCFL Novice 1
百
ㄅㄞˇ
bǎi · hundred; many · TOCFL Novice 1
小孩
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ
xiǎo hái · child; kid · TOCFL Novice 1

21 syllables with ㄞ

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