Character data

HSK 3

FREQUENCY 471st character

RADICAL ⾩ (170.5)

STROKES 7

INDEX # 913

阿 ā

prefix before names; sound in loanwords

HSK 3 #471

阿 ā	1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. also pr. à 4. abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗ā fù hàn
阿 ē	1. flatter

Word	Meaning
阿斯圖里亞斯 ā sī tú lǐ yà sī	Asturias, region in north Spain
阿斯塔納 ā sī tǎ nà	Astana, capital of Kazakhstan
阿斯巴特 ā sī bā tè	aspartame C14H18N2O (artificial sweetener)
阿斯巴甜 ā sī bā tián	aspartame (loanword)
阿斯旺 ā sī wàng	Aswan (town in south Egypt)
阿斯旺高坝 ā sī wàng gāo bà	the Aswan dam in south Egypt
阿斯旺高壩 ā sī wàng gāo bà	the Aswan dam in south Egypt
阿斯蘭 ā sī lán	Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)
阿斯顿・马丁 ā sī dùn ・ mǎ dīng	Aston Martin
阿斯頓・馬丁 ā sī dùn ・ mǎ dīng	Aston Martin
阿斯马拉 ā sī mǎ lā	Asmara, capital of Eritrea
阿斯馬拉 ā sī mǎ lā	Asmara, capital of Eritrea
阿旺曲培 ā wàng qū péi	Ngawang Choephel, Tibetan scholar
阿旺曲沛 ā wàng qǔ pèi	Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)
阿昌 ā chāng	Achang also called Ngac'ang or Maingtha (ethnic group)
阿昔洛韦 ā xī luò wéi	aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
阿昔洛韋 ā xī luò wéi	aciclovir (also spelled acyclovir), antiviral drug
阿是穴 ā shì xué	painful point (in acupuncture); ashi point; tender spot
阿普吐龙 ā pǔ tǔ lóng	apatosaurus; former name: brontosaurus
阿普吐龍 ā pǔ tǔ lóng	apatosaurus; former name: brontosaurus
阿普尔顿 ā pǔ ěr dùn	Appleton (name)
阿普爾頓 ā pǔ ěr dùn	Appleton (name)
阿曼湾 ā màn wān	Gulf of Oman
阿曼灣 ā màn wān	Gulf of Oman
阿月浑子 ā yuè hún zi	pistachio

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