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

鲁纳恰尔邦 ā lǔ nà qià ěr bāng Arunachal Pradesh, a state of India in the northeast of the country, occupying an area claimed by China in an ongoing sovereignty dispute
魯納恰爾邦 ā lǔ nà qià ěr bāng Arunachal Pradesh, a state of India in the northeast of the country, occupying an area claimed by China in an ongoing sovereignty dispute
丽亚娜 ā lì yà nà Ariane (name); Ariane European space launch vehicle
麗亞娜 ā lì yà nà Ariane (name); Ariane European space launch vehicle
黑门尼德王朝 ā hēi mén ní dé wáng cháo Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
黑門尼德王朝 ā hēi mén ní dé wáng cháo Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
鼻 ā bí Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells; fig. hell; hell on earth
鼻地狱 ā bí dì yù Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells; fig. hell; hell on earth
鼻地獄 ā bí dì yù Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells; fig. hell; hell on earth
雷諾 léi nuò ā Renoir (name); Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), French impressionist painter
尔城 léi ā ěr chéng Ciudad Real
爾城 léi ā ěr chéng Ciudad Real
贝尔 fēi ā bèi ěr (math.) non-abelian
貝爾 fēi ā bèi ěr (math.) non-abelian
麥克瑟 mài kè ā sè General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
密 mài ā mì variant of 邁阿密|迈阿密[Mai4 a1 mi4]
密 mài ā mì variant of 邁阿密|迈阿密[Mai4 a1 mi4]
尔瓦 ā ěr wǎ a transliteration of the name Alva; in this context, it refers to a teacher named Alva
松 ā sōng A personal name or nickname that does not have a standard meaning in Chinese
和肉燥 ā hé ròu zào Ah He Rou Zao; a Taiwanese-style minced pork rice dish, typically served with pickled vegetables or other side dishes
堂 ā táng a Chinese nickname usually used to refer to a respectful and affectionate brother or older male cousin
霞 ā xiá a common female given name in Chinese
江 ā jiāng a surname, often used as a colloquial way of addressing or referring to someone
鳳 ā fèng A Feng; a proper noun that could refer to a name, a place, or any other entity depending on the context.
斯 ā sī A fictional character or entity name without a direct translation.