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	(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.