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
Altai snowcock, a mountain game bird
Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Albacete, Spain
Albacete, Spain
Alzheimer; Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
Alzheimer's disease; senile dementia
al-Qaeda
al-Qaeda
Alsace, French department
Algonquin (North American people)
Algonquin (North American people)
surname Althusser
surname Althusser
opium (loanword)
thing; (you) useless thing
thing; (you) useless thing
Atlantis