# 埃

| 埃 | U+57C3, &#22467; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-57C3 |
| ← 埂 [U+57C2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 埄 → [U+57C4] |

## Translingual
### Han character

埃 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土戈人大 (GIOK), four-corner 4313$_4$, composition ⿰土矣)

#### Derived characters

* 𭉚, 𤠱, 𣘂

### Further reading

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 229, character 19
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5107
* Dae Jaweon: page 465, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 447, character 15
* Unihan data for U+57C3

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 唉 | *qʰlɯː, *qɯː, *qrɯː, *qrɯːʔ |
| 埃 | *qlɯː |
| 欸 | *qɯː, *qʰrɯːs |
| 娭 | *qɯː, *qʰlɯ |
| 挨 | *qlɯːʔ, *qrɯː, *qrɯːʔ |
| 騃 | *ŋrɯːʔ, *sɢrɯʔ |
| 俟 | *sɢrɯʔ, *ɡlɯl |
| 竢 | *sɢrɯʔ |
| 涘 | *sɢrɯʔ |
| 誒 | *qʰlɯ |
| 矣 | *ɢlɯʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qlɯː) : semantic 土 (“earth; soil”) + phonetic 矣 (OC *ɢlɯʔ).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āi (ai$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄞ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): oi$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ai$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ngai$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): âi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ai$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): ái
* Eastern Min (BUC): ăi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ai / ia
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ai$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$e
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ngai$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āi
*** Zhuyin: ㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ai
*** Wade–Giles: ai$^1$
*** Yale: āi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ai
*** Palladius: ай (aj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: oi$^1$
*** Yale: ōi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: oi$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: oi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔːi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ai³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ngai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋai⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: âi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ai$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ai̯²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /aɪ⁴⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ái
*** Sinological IPA : /ai⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ăi
*** Sinological IPA : /ai⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ai / ia
*** Tâi-lô: ai / ia
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ay, iaf
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ai⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ai³³/, /ia³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ai⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai⁴⁴/, /ia⁴⁴/
* ai - literary;
* ia - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: 'oj
Rime :
| Character | 埃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 咍 (41) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 烏開切 |
| Baxter | 'oj |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔʌi/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔəi/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔɒi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔəj/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔᴀi/ |
| Wang Li | /ɒi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔɑ̆i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | āi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | oi$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*qˤə/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qlɯː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 埃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | āi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔoj › |
| Old Chinese | /*qˁə/ |
| English | dust |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 埃 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 14933 |
| Phonetic component | 矣 |
| Rime group | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 哀 |
| Old Chinese | /*qlɯː/ |

#### Definitions

埃
* fine dust, dirt
    塵埃／尘埃 ― chén'āi ― dust
* (obsolete) the number 10$^{-10}$; one ten-billionth

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 塵, 埃, 塵埃, 坌, 塕, 坱 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 灰塵, 灰土, 塵土, 塵埃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 塵土, 土, 灰 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 灰塵, 塵埃, 塵土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 𡋯土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 灰, 土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 灰土, 灰, 塵土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 灰塵, 灰土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 灰塵, 灰, 灰土, 塵搭灰 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 灰, 土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 灰塵, 塵土, 𡋯土 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 灰塵, 塵土 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 塵土 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 塵 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 堂土 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 塵土 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 灰, 𡋯土 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 𡋯土, 土, 灰 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 灰, 塵 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 灰, 𡋯土 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 灰 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 灰, 𡋯土, 土 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 灰 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 灰塵, 塵土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 灰 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 𡋯土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 塵土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 灰 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 灰, 塵土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 塵土, 土, 灰, 灰塵, 灰纖 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 灰, 𡋯土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 塵土, 灰塵 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 灰, 𡋯土, 土 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 灰塵, 塵灰, 灰 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 灰, 灰土, 塵土, 土 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 灰塵, 塵土 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 灰塵 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 灰, 灰灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 灰塵, 灰, 灰灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 灰塵, 灰, 灰灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 灰塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 灰塵, 灰, 灰灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 灰, 揚塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 灰, 灰塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 灰塵, 灰, 土 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 灰灰, 灰, 灰塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 灰塵, 灰灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 塵灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 塵灰, 灰, 土, 灰灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 灰塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 灰塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 灰塵, 灰, 塳塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 灰塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 灰塵, 煙塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 灰塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 灰塵 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 灰 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 灰塵, 灰, 堂灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 堂灰, 灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 堂灰, 灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 沙灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 堂灰, 屯灰, 灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 灰 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 塵, 灰塵, 煙塵, 泥塵, 沙塵, 塳塵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 塵, 灰塵, 灰, 塵埃, 沙塵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 灰塵, 泥塵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 灰塵, 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 泥塵 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 泥塵 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 塵 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 灰塵, 沙塵 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 塵灰, 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 塵灰 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 塵灰 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 泥塵 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 塳塵 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 灰塵, 塵埃 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 灰塵, 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 灰塵, 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 灰塵, 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 灰塵, 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 煙塵, 塵土, 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 灰塵, 蚊塵 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 蚊塵 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 蚊塵 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 塳塵 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 泥塵 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 蚊塵 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 煙塵 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 塵灰, 灰塵 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 灰塵 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 灰 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 灰 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 灰, 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 塵灰, 泥塵 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 塵灰, 煙塵, 泥塵, 沙塵 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 泥塵 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 灰塵, 泥塵 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 塵, 塵灰, 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 泥塵 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 塳 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 揚塵 |
| Hakka | Changting | 塵灰, 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Juxi) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 塵灰, 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 灰 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 塵灰, 塕塵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 泥粉 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 泥塵 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 煙塵 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 塳塵 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 塳塵 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 煙塵 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 泥塵, 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 煙塵 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 塵煙 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 塳塵 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 泥煙 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 塵煙 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 塵灰, 泥塵 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 灰塵 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 塵灰 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 塵灰, 泥粉 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 灰 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 塵土, 土 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 灰, 塵土 |
| Jin | Datong | 灰塵, 塵土 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 塵土, 灰塵 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 灰塵, 塵土 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 塵灰, 灰 |
| Jin | Linhe | 灰塵, 灰, 土 |
| Jin | Jining | 灰塵 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 灰塵, 灰, 塵土, 土 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 灰塵 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 塵土, 土 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 灰土, 灰 |
| Jin | Handan | 灰塵 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Jin | Suide | 灰塵, 灰, 土 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 灰塵, 塵灰 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 塵 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 塵, 煙腸苦 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 灰塵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 塕塵, 塗粉 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 塕塵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 塕塵 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 塗粉 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 塕塵 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 煙霧 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 塕塵 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 塗粉 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 塕塵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 塕埃 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 塕塵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 塗粉, 塕埃, 風飛沙 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 塗沙粉 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 塗沙粉仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 塗沙粉 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 塗沙粉仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 塗粉仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 風飛沙 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 沙粉 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 塗沙 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 風飛沙 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 塗粉, 塗沙粉, 塕埃, 風飛沙 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 風飛沙 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 風飛沙 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 塗沙粉 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 塗沙粉 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 塗粉 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 塕埃 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 灰, 塗粉, 塕埃 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 塗粉, 塕塵 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 灰 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 塗粉, 塕塵 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 塵, 塕塵, 灰塵 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 塗粉, 塕塵 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 塕塵 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 塕塵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 塕塵, 塗沙粉 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 塗灰 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 塗灰 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 塗粉, 塕塵 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 煙塵 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 塕塵 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 塕塵 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 塕塵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 煙塵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 塕塵, 煙塵, 灰塵 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 坌塵, 煙塵, 灰塵 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 蚊塵 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 灰塵 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 灰塵 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 灰塵 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 灰塵 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 煙霧 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 泥粉 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 煙塵 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 擸𢶍 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 擸𢶍粉 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 灰塵 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 泥粉 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 火煤塵 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 火灰粉 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 灰粉 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 煙塵 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 塕塵 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 灰 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 灰塵, 塳塵 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 灰塵, 塳塵 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 灰塵, 塳塵 |
| Wu | Danyang | 灰塵, 灰 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 灰塵, 塳塵 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 塳塵, 塳灰, 灰塵 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 坌塵, 坌塕, 塳塵 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 塕, 塳塵 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 灰 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 灰, 灰塵 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 灰 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 灰塵 |

#### Compounds

* 囂埃／嚣埃
* 埃土
* 埃垢
* 埃堨
* 埃塵／埃尘
* 埃境
* 埃壒
* 埃壤
* 埃昏
* 埃氛
* 埃滅／埃灭
* 埃煤
* 埃穢／埃秽
* 埃米 (āimǐ)
* 埃芥
* 埃藹／埃蔼
* 埃霧／埃雾
* 埃鬱／埃郁
* 埃墨
* 塕埃
* 塵埃／尘埃 (chén'āi)
* 塵埃傳染／尘埃传染
* 塵埃落定／尘埃落定 (chén'āiluòdìng)
* 寒埃
* 打埃塵／打埃尘
* 星際塵埃／星际尘埃
* 梁埃
* 氛埃
* 沈埃
* 浮埃
* 涓埃 (juān'āi)
* 淺埃／浅埃
* 灰埃
* 炎埃
* 煙埃／烟埃
* 碧埃
* 積埃／积埃
* 紅埃／红埃
* 絕埃／绝埃
* 纖埃／纤埃
* 翔埃
* 邊埃／边埃
* 陰埃／阴埃
* 雰埃／氛埃
* 風埃／风埃
* 黃埃／黄埃

#### See also

Chinese historical small numbers :
| Value | Character | Notes |
| 10$^{-1}$ | 分 (fèn) | Still in use. SI prefix deci-. |
| 10$^{-2}$ | 厘 (lí), 釐 (lí) | Still in use. SI prefix centi-. |
| 10$^{-3}$ | 毫 (háo) | Still in use. SI prefix milli-. Also 毛 (máo). |
| 10$^{-4}$ | 絲／丝 (sī) | Rarely used today. |
| 10$^{-4}$ | 秒 (miǎo) | Obsolete, only in ancient texts. |
| 10$^{-5}$ | 忽 (hū) | Rarely used today. |
| 10$^{-6}$ | 微 (wēi) | Still in use. SI prefix micro-. |
| 10$^{-7}$ | 纖／纤 (xiān) | Obsolete. |
| 10$^{-8}$ | 沙 (shā) | Obsolete. |
| 10$^{-9}$ | 塵／尘 (chén) | Obsolete. 納／纳 (nà) and 奈 (nài) are used for nano-. |
| 10$^{-10}$ | 埃 (āi) | Obsolete. In modern use, the character for angstrom (10$^{-10}$ m). |
| 10$^{-11}$ | 渺 (miǎo) | Obsolete. |
| 10$^{-12}$ | 漠 (mò) | Obsolete. 皮 (pí) is used for SI prefix pico-. |

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āi (ai$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄞ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): oi$^1$ / aai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ai$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): âi
* Northern Min (KCR): ái
* Eastern Min (BUC): ăi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ai
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ai$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$i
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āi
*** Zhuyin: ㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ai
*** Wade–Giles: ai$^1$
*** Yale: āi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ai
*** Palladius: ай (aj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: oi$^1$ / aai$^1$
*** Yale: ōi / āai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: oi$^1$ / aai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: oi$^1$ / ai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔːi̯⁵⁵/, /aːi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ai³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: âi
*** Hakka Romanization System: ai$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ai̯²⁴/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ái
*** Sinological IPA : /ai⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ăi
*** Sinological IPA : /ai⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ai
*** Tâi-lô: ai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ay
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ai³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ai$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ai
*** Sinological IPA : /ai³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$i
*** MiniDict: i$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$i
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /i³⁴/

#### Definitions

埃
* Used in transcription.
    埃及 ― Āijí ― Egypt
    埃塞俄比亞／埃塞俄比亚 ― Āisài'ébǐyà ― Ethiopia
    蘇維埃／苏维埃 ― sūwéi'āi ― soviet
* Short for 埃及 (Āijí, “Egypt”).

#### Compounds

* 埃佛勒斯峰 (Āifólèsī Fēng)
* 埃及 (Āijí)
* 埃及曆／埃及历
* 埃塞俄比亞／埃塞俄比亚 (Āisài'ébǐyà)
* 埃格斯特朗 (āigésītèlǎng)
* 埃特納火山／埃特纳火山
* 埃理亞學派／埃理亚学派
* 蘇維埃／苏维埃 (sūwéi'āi)

### Etymology 3

Short for 埃斯特朗 (āisītèlǎng) or 埃格斯特朗 (āigésītèlǎng).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āi (ai$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄞ
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ai
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āi
*** Zhuyin: ㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ai
*** Wade–Giles: ai$^1$
*** Yale: āi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ai
*** Palladius: ай (aj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ai
*** Tâi-lô: ai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ay
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ai³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ai⁴⁴/
* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some! Particularly: “Cantonese aai1, oi1 or both?”

#### Definitions

埃
* angstrom

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$e
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$e
*** MiniDict: e$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$e
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /e⁵³/

#### Definitions

埃
* (Shanghainese) that

##### Synonyms

* 伊
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 彼, 其, 夫, 爾 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 那, 該 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 那, 乜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 那, 乜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 那, 乜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 𠰻, 兀$_3$, 奈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 兀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兀$_3$, 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 那, 呶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 葛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 那, 顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 那 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 嚀, 𡃕 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 那 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嗰 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 許 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 許 |
| Gan | Anyi | 爾 |
| Gan | Lushan | 爾 |
| Gan | Pengze | 爾 |
| Gan | Duchang | 爾 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 爾 |
| Gan | Poyang | 爾 |
| Gan | Yugan | 爾 |
| Gan | Wannian | 那 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 爾 |
| Gan | Yanshan | 爾 |
| Gan | Leping | 恁 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 許 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 許 |
| Gan | Fengcheng | 許 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 許 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 恁 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 恁 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 階 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 許 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 里 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 許 |
| Gan | Chongren | 許 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 恁 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 改 |
| Gan | Yongfeng | 蓋 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 許 |
| Gan | Yingtan (Yujiang) | 里 |
| Gan | Guixi | 許 |
| Gan | Jinxian | 恁 |
| Gan | Jinxi | 恁 |
| Gan | Le'an | 許 |
| Gan | Guangchang | 該 |
| Gan | Anfu | 改 |
| Gan | Wan'an | 介 |
| Gan | Jing'an | 許 |
| Hakka | Changting | 解 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 介 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 解 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 解 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 介 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 界 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 界 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 密 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 該 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 該 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 該 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 遐 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 哎 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 嗰 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 那 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 那 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 箇 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 爾 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兀$_3$, 那 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 那 |
| Jin | Datong | 那 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 𠰻 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 那, 𠰻 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 那 |
| Jin | Linhe | 那 |
| Jin | Jining | 那 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 那 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 那 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 那 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 那 |
| Jin | Handan | 那 |
| Jin | Suide | 那 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 兀$_4$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 那 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 那 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 許 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 許 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 許 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 許 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 許 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 兀$_4$ |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 兀$_4$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 埃, 伊 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 威 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 艾, 港, 葛 also this |
| Wu | Suzhou | 歸 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 介面 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 過 |
| Wu | Changshu | 過 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 過 |
| Wu | Danyang | 過 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun) | 古 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 許 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 麼 |
| Wu | Yushan | 忽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 那 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 喏 |

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: あい (ai)
* Kan-on: あい (ai)
* Kun: ちり (chiri, 埃)、ほこり (hokori, 埃)

### Noun

* Kanji in this term
* 埃
* Hyōgai
* on'yomi
埃(あい) • (ai)
* one ten-billionth

### Noun

* Kanji in this term
* 埃
* ほこり Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
埃(ほこり) • (hokori)
* dust

## Korean
### Hanja

埃 (eumhun 티끌 애 (tikkeul ae))
* fine dust, dirt

### References

* Naver Hanja Dictionary: 埃

## Tày
### Verb

埃 (ai)
* Nôm form of ai (“to lean on”).
    𫡲百祥仙埃Hả pác táng tiên aiThere's a fairy leaning on each of the five hundred windows.
    律凳𱏄𪫆埃Loảt tắng ỷ mừa ai(please add an English translation of this usage example)

### References

* Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

## Vietnamese
### Han character

埃: Hán Việt readings: ai
埃: Nôm readings: ai
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

### References

* Nom Foundation