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

法爾 ā fǎ ěr Afar region of northeast Ethiopia; Afar people
法尔沙漠 ā fǎ ěr shā mò Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia
法爾沙漠 ā fǎ ěr shā mò Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia
法罗密欧 ā fǎ luō mì ōu Alfa Romeo
法羅密歐 ā fǎ luō mì ōu Alfa Romeo
波羅 ā bō luó Apollo (loanword)
波罗计划 ā bō luó jì huà the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project
波羅計劃 ā bō luó jì huà the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project
洛菲 ā luò fēi Alofi, capital of Niue
混 ā hùn (dialect) idler; loafer
爸父 ā bà fù Abba (Aramaic word father); by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel
爾伯塔 ā ěr bó tǎ Alberta province of Canada, capital Edmonton 埃德蒙頓|埃德蒙顿[Ai1 de2 meng2 dun4]
爾伯特 ā ěr bó tè Albert (name)
尔加维 ā ěr jiā wéi the Algarve (southern region of Portugal)
爾加維 ā ěr jiā wéi the Algarve (southern region of Portugal)
尔卑斯 ā ěr bēi sī Alps (mountain range)
爾卑斯 ā ěr bēi sī Alps (mountain range)
尔卡特 ā ěr kǎ tè Alcatel, old company name
爾卡特 ā ěr kǎ tè Alcatel, old company name
爾及利亞 ā ěr jí lì yà Algeria
爾及利亞人 ā ěr jí lì yà rén Algerian
爾及爾 ā ěr jí ěr Algiers, capital of Algeria
尔坎塔拉 ā ěr kǎn tǎ lā Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain; Alcantara, Brazil space launch site
爾坎塔拉 ā ěr kǎn tǎ lā Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain; Alcantara, Brazil space launch site
尔山 ā ěr shān Arxan county level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia