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

巴斯 ā bā sī Abbas (name); Mahmoud Abbas (1935-), also called Abu Mazen, Palestinian leader, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 2005
布叔醇 ā bù shū chún albuterol, chemical used in treating asthma
布哈茲 ā bù hā zī Abkhazia, region in Georgia
布沙耶夫 ā bù shā yē fū Abu Sayyaf, militant Islamist separatist group also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya
布贾 ā bù jiǎ Abuja, capital of Nigeria
布賈 ā bù jiǎ Abuja, capital of Nigeria
布达比 ā bù dá bǐ Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (Tw)
布達比 ā bù dá bǐ Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (Tw)
希姆 ā xī mǔ Askim (city in Østfold, Norway)
弗洛狄忒 ā fú luò dí tè see 阿佛洛狄忒[A1 fu2 luo4 di2 te4]
彌陀佛 ē mí tuó fó Amitabha Buddha; the Buddha of the Western paradise; may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha!
弥陀如来 ē mí tuó rú lái Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
彌陀如來 ē mí tuó rú lái Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
彼雅 ā bǐ yǎ Abijah (biblical name)
得莱德 ā dé lái dé Adelaide, capital of South Australia
得萊德 ā dé lái dé Adelaide, capital of South Australia
德萊德 ā dé lái dé Adelaide, capital of South Australia
德雷德 ā dé léi dé Adelaide, capital of South Australia; also written 阿德萊德|阿德莱德
房宫 ē fáng gōng Efang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; also pr. [E1 pang2 Gong1]
房宮 ē fáng gōng Efang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]; also pr. [E1 pang2 Gong1]
扁 ā biǎn A-bian, nickname of Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3]
拉干山脉 ā lā gān shān mài Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
拉乾山脈 ā lā gān shān mài Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
拉伯共同市场 ā lā bó gòng tóng shì chǎng Arab Common Market
拉伯共衕市場 ā lā bó gòng tóng shì chǎng Arab Common Market