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
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)
Emperor Ashoka of ancient India
seed of ajwain; Semen Trachyspermi coptici
seed of ajwain; Semen Trachyspermi coptici
donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM); Taiwan pr. ā jiāo
donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM); Taiwan pr. ā jiāo
(chemistry) ammonal (loanword)
Russian cruiser Aurora of 1917 revolution
Russian cruiser Aurora in 1917 revolution
opium
Aztec (person)
Aztec language (Nahuatl)
Aztec language (Nahuatl)
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease
Aztec
(coll.) straightforward; unreserved
Ovaltine (brand)
Aletsch glacier, Switzerland
Aletsch glacier, Switzerland
El Alamein, town in Egypt