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
Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas
Mount Aconcagua in Argentina
amoeba; ameba
amoeba; ameba
amebiasis; amebiosis
amoebic dysentery; amebic dysentery
Amminadab (name)
Amminadab (name)
Avila, Spain
arhat (Sanskrit)
arhat (Sanskrit)
surname Arroyo
surname Arroyo
variant of yà měi ní yà, Armenia
Amiens (French town)
Amis or Pangcah, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon)
Artemis (Greek goddess of the moon)
Argus
Alzheimer's disease
Emirates (airline)
Emirates (airline)
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates