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
The True Story of Ah Q, Lu Xun novella
(derog.) an Indian
Abdulahat Abdurixit, Xinjiang politician
Abdulahat Abdurixit, Xinjiang politician
ayatollah (religious leader in Shia Islam)
Aachen, city in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University
Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan (Tw)
surname Ashrawi
surname Ashrawi
gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM
gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM
Ainu (ethnic group of Japan's north and Russia's east)
Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)
Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), Italian scientist
Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856), Italian scientist
Avogadro's number (chemistry)
Avogadro's number (chemistry)
Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love; Venus
Wa ethnic group in China and Myanmar
Alai, Tibetan Chinese writer