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
Arxan, city in Inner Mongolia, China
Arxan city in Inner Mongolia, China
Arxan city in Inner Mongolia, China
Albania
Albanian (person)
Alstom (company name)
Alstom (company name)
Almería
Almería
alpha (Greek letter Αα)
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
alpha particle (helium nucleus)
alpha particle (helium nucleus)
Altai, mountains and region in Central Asia
Altai; Altai Republic in Russia
Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia
Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia
Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia
Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia
flower or herb of Heteropappus altaicus (used in TCM)
flower or herb of Heteropappus altaicus (used in TCM)
Altaic language
Altaic language
Altai snowcock, a mountain game bird