ā

prefix for people's names; used in transliteration

HSK 3 #471

DEFINITIONS

阿 ā
  • abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]
  • prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
  • used in transliteration
  • also pr. [a4]
阿 ē
  • flatter

STROKES

WORDS

克陶 ā kè táo Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
克陶县 ā kè táo xiàn Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
克陶縣 ā kè táo xiàn Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
公 ā gōng (old) grandfather; polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law; (Taiwanese) grandfather
兵哥 ā bīng gē (coll.) soldier boy
其所好 ē qí suǒ hào to pander to sb's whims
凡提 ā fán tí Effendi, wily and fearless hero of Uighur folk tales; smart guy
凡达 ā fán dá Avatar (movie)
凡達 ā fán dá Avatar (movie)
列克西斯 ā liè kè xī sī Alexis (name)
列夫 ā liè fū aleph (first letter א of Hebrew alphabet)
初佛 ā chū fó erroneous variant of 阿閦佛, Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
利藤 ā lì téng Alyxia root and herb (used in TCM)
加维 ā jiā wéi see 阿爾加維|阿尔加维[A1 er3 jia1 wei2]
加維 ā jiā wéi see 阿爾加維|阿尔加维[A1 er3 jia1 wei2]
加莎・克里斯蒂 ā jiā shā ・ kè lǐ sī dì Agatha Christie
加迪尔 ā jiā dí ěr Agadir, city in southwest Morocco
加迪爾 ā jiā dí ěr Agadir, city in southwest Morocco
勒泰 ā lè tài Altay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang
勒泰地区 ā lè tài dì qū Altay prefecture in Xinjiang
勒泰地區 ā lè tài dì qū Altay prefecture in Xinjiang
勒泰市 ā lè tài shì Altay prefecture-level city in Xinjiang
卡提 ā kǎ dī Arcadia (Greek prefecture on the Peloponnese)
卡普尔科 ā kǎ pǔ ěr kē Acapulco, city in Mexico
卡普爾科 ā kǎ pǔ ěr kē Acapulco, city in Mexico