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
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)
to fawn (as flatterer)
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
Africa
Africa; abbr. to fēi zhōu
(coll.) ghost (Tw)
(coll.) ghost (Tw)
hooligan; hoodlum; young rowdy
Amazon; also written yà mǎ xùn
Amazon; also written yà mǎ xùn
Ferula resin (used in TCM); Resina Ferulae
Aruba
Aruba
Ar Horqin Banner, Inner Mongolia
Ar Horqin Banner, Inner Mongolia
Ar Horqin banner or Aru Khorchin khoshuu in Chifeng chì fēng, Inner Mongolia
Ar Horqin Banner, Inner Mongolia