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

爾泰雪雞 ā ěr tài xuě jī (bird species of China) Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus)
尔汉格尔斯克州 ā ěr hàn gé ěr sī kè zhōu Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
爾漢格爾斯克州 ā ěr hàn gé ěr sī kè zhōu Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
尔瓦塞特 ā ěr wǎ sè tè Albacete, Spain
爾瓦塞特 ā ěr wǎ sè tè Albacete, Spain
爾茨海默 ā ěr cí hǎi mò Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German psychiatrist and neuropathologist
尔茨海默氏病 ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì bìng Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
爾茨海默氏病 ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì bìng Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
尔茨海默氏症 ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì zhèng Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
爾茨海默氏症 ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì zhèng Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
尔茨海默病 ā ěr cí hǎi mò bìng Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
爾茨海默病 ā ěr cí hǎi mò bìng Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
尔茨海默症 ā ěr cí hǎi mò zhèng Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
爾茨海默症 ā ěr cí hǎi mò zhèng Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
尔盖达 ā ěr gài dá al-Qaeda
爾蓋達 ā ěr gài dá al-Qaeda
爾薩斯 ā ěr sà sī Alsace, French department
尔衮琴 ā ěr gǔn qín Algonquin (North American people)
爾袞琴 ā ěr gǔn qín Algonquin (North American people)
尔都塞 ā ěr dōu sāi surname Althusser; Louis Pierre Althusser 路易·皮埃爾·阿爾都塞|路易·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞[Lu4 yi4 · Pi2 ai1 er3 · A1 er3 dou1 sai1] (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher
爾都塞 ā ěr dōu sāi surname Althusser; Louis Pierre Althusser 路易·皮埃爾·阿爾都塞|路易·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞[Lu4 yi4 · Pi2 ai1 er3 · A1 er3 dou1 sai1] (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher
片 ā piàn opium (loanword)
物儿 ā wù r thing; (you) useless thing
物兒 ā wù r thing; (you) useless thing
特兰蒂斯 ā tè lán dì sī Atlantis