阿 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

阿尔巴尼 ā ěr bā ní Albania (referring to the country)
阿鲁纳 ā lǔ nà Arunachal
阿尔文 ā ěr wén a personal name, likely referring to a character in a story or dialogue
阿衍们 ā yǎn men a term of endearment for a group of unspecified individuals or friends named 'Yan'
阿衍 ā yǎn a personal name
阿衍们 ā yǎn mén a colloquial term using the placeholder '阿' followed by a name or nickname, similar to saying 'the folks named Yan' or the like
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