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

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Words containing 阿

Word Meaning
Arabian Peninsula
Arab League; League of Arab States
Arab League; League of Arab States
Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
arabinose (type of sugar)
United Arab Emirates (Tw)
United Arab Emirates (Tw)
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
gum arabic; acacia gum
gum arabic; acacia gum
see zī rán, cumin
Arabic (language)
Arab Telecommunication Union
Arab Telecommunication Union
Alxa, a league in Inner Mongolia, China
Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia
Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia
Alxa League, area in Inner Mongolia
surname Alatas
Alabama, US state
Alabama, US state
Alabama, US state
Alabama, US state