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
Arunachal Pradesh, a state of India in the northeast of the country, occupying an area claimed by China in an ongoing sovereignty dispute
Arunachal Pradesh, state in northeast India
Ariane (name); Ariane European space launch vehicle
Ariane (name); Ariane European space launch vehicle
Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells
Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells
Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells
Renoir (name)
Ciudad Real
Ciudad Real
(math.) non-abelian
(math.) non-abelian
General Douglas MacArthur
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