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

斯圖里亞斯 ā sī tú lǐ yà sī Asturias, northwest Spanish autonomous principality on the bay of Biscay; ancient Spanish kingdom from which the reconquista was based
斯塔納 ā sī tǎ nà Astana, capital of Kazakhstan
斯巴特 ā sī bā tè aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
斯巴甜 ā sī bā tián aspartame (loanword)
斯旺 ā sī wàng Aswan (town in south Egypt)
斯旺高坝 ā sī wàng gāo bà the Aswan dam in south Egypt
斯旺高壩 ā sī wàng gāo bà the Aswan dam in south Egypt
斯蘭 ā sī lán Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)
斯顿・马丁 ā sī dùn ・ mǎ dīng Aston Martin
斯頓・馬丁 ā sī dùn ・ mǎ dīng Aston Martin
斯马拉 ā sī mǎ lā Asmara, capital of Eritrea
斯馬拉 ā sī mǎ lā Asmara, capital of Eritrea
旺曲培 ā wàng qū péi Ngawang Choephel (1966-), Tibetan musicologist and dissident, Fullbright scholar (1993-1994), jailed 1995-2002 then released to US
旺曲沛 ā wàng qǔ pèi Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)
昌 ā chāng Achang also called Ngac'ang or Maingtha (ethnic group)
昔洛韦 ā xī luò wéi aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
昔洛韋 ā xī luò wéi aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
是穴 ā shì xué painful point (in acupuncture); ashi point; tender spot
普吐龙 ā pǔ tǔ lóng apatosaurus; former name: brontosaurus; also called 雷龍|雷龙[lei2 long2]
普吐龍 ā pǔ tǔ lóng apatosaurus; former name: brontosaurus; also called 雷龍|雷龙[lei2 long2]
普尔顿 ā pǔ ěr dùn Appleton (name); Sir Edward Appleton (1892-1965), British physicist, Nobel laureate who discovered the ionosphere
普爾頓 ā pǔ ěr dùn Appleton (name); Sir Edward Appleton (1892-1965), British physicist, Nobel laureate who discovered the ionosphere
曼湾 ā màn wān Gulf of Oman
曼灣 ā màn wān Gulf of Oman
月浑子 ā yuè hún zi pistachio