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

空加瓜 ā kōng jiā guā Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas
空加瓜山 ā kōng jiā guā shān Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere
米巴原虫 ā mǐ bā yuán chóng amoeba; ameba
米巴原蟲 ā mǐ bā yuán chóng amoeba; ameba
米巴病 ā mǐ bā bìng amebiasis; amebiosis
米巴痢疾 ā mǐ bā lì ji amoebic dysentery; amebic dysentery
米纳达布 ā mǐ nà dá bù Amminadab (name)
米納達布 ā mǐ nà dá bù Amminadab (name)
維拉 ā wéi lā Avila, Spain
罗汉 ā luó hàn arhat (Sanskrit); a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism)
羅漢 ā luó hàn arhat (Sanskrit); a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism)
罗约 ā luó yuē surname Arroyo
羅約 ā luó yuē surname Arroyo
美尼亞 ā měi ní yà variant of 亞美尼亞|亚美尼亚[Ya4 mei3 ni2 ya4], Armenia
美恩斯 ā měi ēn sī Amiens (French town)
美族 ā měi zú Amis or Pangcah, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
耳忒弥斯 ā ěr tè mí sī Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon)
耳忒彌斯 ā ěr tè mí sī Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon)
耳戈斯 ā ěr gē sī Argus; in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail
耳茨海默氏病 ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì bìng Alzheimer's disease
聯酋 ā lián qiú United Arab Emirates; abbr. for 阿拉伯联合酋长国
联酋航空 ā lián qiú háng kōng Emirates (airline)
聯酋航空 ā lián qiú háng kōng Emirates (airline)
联酋长国 ā lián qiú zhǎng guó United Arab Emirates; abbr. for 阿拉伯聯合酋長國|阿拉伯联合酋长国[A1 la1 bo2 Lian2 he2 Qiu2 zhang3 guo2]
聯酋長國 ā lián qiú zhǎng guó United Arab Emirates; abbr. for 阿拉伯聯合酋長國|阿拉伯联合酋长国[A1 la1 bo2 Lian2 he2 Qiu2 zhang3 guo2]