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
阿尔及利亚 ā ěr jí lì yà	Algeria
阿托品 ā tuō pǐn	atropine, a poison and heart medicine
阿修罗 ā xiū luó	Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
阿玛尼 ā mǎ ní	Armani (fashion designer)
阿尔伯特 ā ěr bó tè	Albert (name)
阿斯匹林 ā sī pǐ lín	aspirin (loanword); also written 阿司匹林ā sī pǐ lín
阿兰 ā lán	Alan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name)
阿谀奉承 ē yú fèng chéng	flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking
阿尔巴尼亚人 ā ěr bā ní yà rén	Albanian (person)
麦克阿瑟 mài kè ā sè	General Douglas MacArthur
阿斯兰 ā sī lán	Aslan (from the Narnia chronicles)
阿肯色 ā kěn sè	Arkansas, US state
阿弥陀佛 ē mí tuó fó	may the lord Buddha preserve us!; merciful Buddha!
阿兹特克 ā zī tè kè	Aztec
阿尔茨海默 ā ěr cí hǎi mò	Alzheimer's disease; Alois Alzheimer
明尼阿波利斯 míng ní ā bō lì sī	Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
阿比 ā bǐ	Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)
阿瑞斯 ā ruì sī	Ares, Greek god of war; Mars
阿贝尔 ā bèi ěr	(math.) abelian
阿德莱德 ā dé lái dé	Adelaide, capital of South Australia
阿亚图拉 ā yà tú lā	ayatollah (religious leader in Shia Islam)
阿拉斯 ā lā sī	Arras, town in northern France
阿拉斯加州 ā lā sī jiā zhōu	Alaska, US state
阿哥 ā gē	(familiar) elder brother
阿斯伯格 ā sī bó gé	see 阿斯佩尔格尔ā sī pèi ěr gé ěr

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