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
Algiers, capital of Algeria
Saudi Arabian person; a Saudi
Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC)
(dialect) father
Arab; Arabian people; Arabian
Arabic (language & writing)
dad; father; old man
Amun, ancient Egyptian god
Alibaba, PRC e-commerce company
younger brother
Algerian
Alsace, French department
imam; ahung (loanword)
Aberdeen (city on east coast of Scotland)
Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city
(onom.) atchoo!; to sneeze
granny; mother-in-law
Al-Amin
Arcadia (loanword)
Attila (406-453), Hun emperor, known as the scourge of God
Abidjan (city in Ivory Coast)
Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology)
Atkins (name)
amoeba (loanword)