ā

prefix before names; sound in loanwords

HSK 3 #471

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 471st character
Radical ⾩ (170.5)
Strokes 7
Index # 913

Definitions

阿 ā
  1. 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
  2. 2. used in transliteration
  3. 3. also pr. à
  4. 4. abbr. for Afghanistan ā fù hàn
阿 ē
  1. 1. flatter

Stroke order

阿 stroke order diagram
阿 stroke order animation

Words containing 阿

Word Meaning
Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
(old) grandfather
(coll.) soldier boy
to pander to sb's whims
Effendi, wily and fearless hero of Uighur folk tales
Avatar (movie)
Avatar (movie)
Alexis (name)
aleph (first letter א of Hebrew alphabet)
Aksobhya Buddha of the Eastern Paradise
Alyxia root and herb (used in TCM)
Agatha Christie
Agadir, city in southwest Morocco
Agadir, city in southwest Morocco
Altay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang
Altay prefecture in Xinjiang
Altay prefecture in Xinjiang
Altay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang
Arcadia (Greek prefecture on the Peloponnese)
Acapulco, city in Mexico
Acapulco, city in Mexico