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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阿 stroke order animation

Words containing 阿

Word Meaning
Alai, Tibetan Chinese writer
Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
amen (loanword)
amen (loanword)
Aalen, town in Germany
Arendal (city in Agder, Norway)
Arendal (city in Agder, Norway)
elder brother
Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece
Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece
Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece
Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan jiǔ quán, Gansu
Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan jiǔ quán, Gansu
Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan jiǔ quán, Gansu
Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan jiǔ quán, Gansu
Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city
Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang
Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang
Aksu River in Xinjiang
Aksu River in Xinjiang
Aksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau
Aksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau