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

诺德・施瓦辛格 ā nuò dé ・ shī wǎ xīn gé Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011
諾德・施瓦辛格 ā nuò dé ・ shī wǎ xīn gé Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), US actor and politician, governor of California 2003-2011
狗 ā māo ā gǒu any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone (contemptuous)
狗 ā māo ā gǒu any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone (contemptuous)
貝爾 ā bèi ěr Niels Henrik Abel (1802-1829), Norwegian mathematician; (math.) abelian
赫蒂萨里 ā hè dì sà lǐ Martti Ahtisaari (1937-), Finnish diplomat and politician, veteran peace negotiator and 2008 Nobel peace laureate
赫蒂薩里 ā hè dì sà lǐ Martti Ahtisaari (1937-), Finnish diplomat and politician, veteran peace negotiator and 2008 Nobel peace laureate
迪斯贝巴 ā dí sī ā bèi bā Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia (Tw)
迪斯貝巴 ā dí sī ā bèi bā Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia (Tw)
迪達斯 ā dí dá sī Adidas (sportswear company)
道司・赫胥黎 ā dào sī ・ hè xū lì Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist and author of Brave New World 美麗新世界|美丽新世界[Mei3 li4 Xin1 Shi4 jie4]
达比尔 ā dá bǐ ěr Ardabil in Azerbaijan region of Iran
達比爾 ā dá bǐ ěr Ardabil in Azerbaijan region of Iran
乡 ā xiāng (coll.) country folk; rustic; see also 鄉下人|乡下人[xiang1 xia4 ren2]
鄉 ā xiāng (coll.) country folk; rustic; see also 鄉下人|乡下人[xiang1 xia4 ren2]
里地区 ā lǐ dì qū Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris sa khul
里地區 ā lǐ dì qū Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris sa khul
里山 ā lǐ shān Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan; Alishan, mountain range in Taiwan
里山乡 ā lǐ shān xiāng Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], within the Alishan Range, south-central Taiwan
里山鄉 ā lǐ shān xiāng Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], within the Alishan Range, south-central Taiwan
里郎 ā lǐ láng Arirang, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo dynasty; Arirang, series of Korean earth observation space satellites
金库尔 ā jīn kù ěr Agincourt (near Arras in north France, scene of a battle in 1415)
金庫爾 ā jīn kù ěr Agincourt (near Arras in north France, scene of a battle in 1415)
門 ā mén amen (loanword)
閦佛 ā chù fó Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati