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

壩 ā bà Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[Ma3 er3 kang1 zhen4]; also Ngawa county
坝州 ā bà zhōu Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[Ma3 er3 kang1 zhen4]
壩州 ā bà zhōu Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[Ma3 er3 kang1 zhen4]
坝县 ā bà xiàn Ngawa county (Tibetan: rnga ba rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
壩縣 ā bà xiàn Ngawa county (Tibetan: rnga ba rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
坝藏族羌族自治州 ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[Ma3 er3 kang1 zhen4]
壩藏族羌族自治州 ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[Ma3 er3 kang1 zhen4]
多诺 ā duō nuò surname Adorno; Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno 狄奧多·阿多諾|狄奥多·阿多诺[Di2 ao4 duo1 · A1 duo1 nuo4] (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer
多諾 ā duō nuò surname Adorno; Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno 狄奧多·阿多諾|狄奥多·阿多诺[Di2 ao4 duo1 · A1 duo1 nuo4] (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer
奇里斯 ā qí lǐ sī Achilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the Iliad
奇霉素 ā qí méi sù azithromycin (macrolide antibiotic); Zithromax
奎纳 ā kuí nà surname Aquinas; Thomas Aquinas 托馬斯·阿奎納|托马斯·阿奎纳[Tuo1 ma3 si1 · A1 kui2 na4] (1225-1274)
奎納 ā kuí nà surname Aquinas; Thomas Aquinas 托馬斯·阿奎納|托马斯·阿奎纳[Tuo1 ma3 si1 · A1 kui2 na4] (1225-1274)
奶 ā nǎi granny
姆河 ā mǔ hé Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir to Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; formerly called Oxus by Greek and Western writers, and Gihon by medieval Islamic writers
媽 ā mā grandma (paternal) (Tw); (dialect) mother; nurse; amah; (Manchu) father
嬷 ā mā grandma (Tw)
嬤 ā mā grandma (Tw)
家 ā gū husband's mother
富汗语 ā fù hàn yǔ Afghan (language); Pashto language
富汗語 ā fù hàn yǔ Afghan (language); Pashto language
尼林 ā ní lín (chemistry) aniline (loanword)
巴 ā bā Aba, southeast Nigerian city; Aba, the Lisu 傈僳 word for grandfather
巴嘎旗 ā bā gā qí Abag banner or Avga khoshuu in Xilin Gol league 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 meng2], Inner Mongolia
巴拉契亞 ā bā lā qì yà Appalachian Mountains in North America