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

肯色大学 ā kěn sè dà xué University of Arkansas
肯色大學 ā kěn sè dà xué University of Arkansas
育吠陀 ā yù fèi tuó Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)
育王 ā yù wáng Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝[Kong3 que4 Wang2 chao2], ruled 273-232 BC
育魏实 ā yù wèi shí seed of ajwain; Semen Trachyspermi coptici
育魏實 ā yù wèi shí seed of ajwain; Semen Trachyspermi coptici
胶 ē jiāo donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM); Taiwan pr. [a1 jiao1]
膠 ē jiāo donkey-hide gelatin (used in TCM); Taiwan pr. [a1 jiao1]
芒拿 ā máng ná (chemistry) ammonal (loanword)
芙乐尔号 ā fú lè ěr hào Russian cruiser Aurora, firing the shot signaling the 1917 revolution, a favorite of communist iconography
芙樂爾號 ā fú lè ěr hào Russian cruiser Aurora, firing the shot signaling the 1917 revolution, a favorite of communist iconography
芙罗狄忒 ā fú luó dí tè see 阿佛洛狄忒[A1 fu2 luo4 di2 te4]
芙羅狄忒 ā fú luó dí tè see 阿佛洛狄忒[A1 fu2 luo4 di2 te4]
芙蓉 ā fú róng opium
芝特克人 ā zhī tè kè rén Aztec (person)
芝特克语 ā zhī tè kè yǔ Aztec language (Nahuatl)
芝特克語 ā zhī tè kè yǔ Aztec language (Nahuatl)
茨海默症 ā cí hǎi mò zhèng Alzheimer's disease
茲海默症 ā zī hǎi mò zhèng Alzheimer's disease
茲特克 ā zī tè kè Aztec
莎力 ā shā lì (coll.) straightforward; unreserved; openhearted (Tw) (loanword from Japanese "assari")
華田 ā huà tián Ovaltine (brand)
莱奇冰川 ā lái qí bīng chuān Aletsch glacier, Switzerland
萊奇冰川 ā lái qí bīng chuān Aletsch glacier, Switzerland
莱曼 ā lái màn El Alamein, town in Egypt