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

來 ā lái Alai (1959-), ethnic Tibetan Chinese writer, awarded Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2000 for his novel 塵埃落定|尘埃落定[Chen2 ai1 luo4 ding4] "Red Poppies"
依莎 ā yī shā Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name); Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet Mohamed 穆罕默德[Mu4 han3 mo4 de2]; also written 阿伊莎
修羅 ā xiū luó Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
们 ā men amen (loanword)
們 ā men amen (loanword)
倫 ā lún Aalen, town in Germany
伦达尔 ā lún dá ěr Arendal (city in Agder, Norway)
倫達爾 ā lún dá ěr Arendal (city in Agder, Norway)
兄 ā xiōng elder brother
克倫 ā kè lún Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece
克伦河 ā kè lún hé Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece
克倫河 ā kè lún hé Acheron River in Epirus, northwest Greece
克塞哈萨克族自治县 ā kè sài hā sà kè zú zì zhì xiàn Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
克塞哈薩克族自治縣 ā kè sài hā sà kè zú zì zhì xiàn Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
克塞县 ā kè sài xiàn Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
克塞縣 ā kè sài xiàn Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
克蘇 ā kè sū Aqsu wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang; Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city
克苏地区 ā kè sū dì qū Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
克蘇地區 ā kè sū dì qū Aqsu Wilayiti or Aksu prefecture in Xinjiang
克苏市 ā kè sū shì Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang
克蘇市 ā kè sū shì Aqsu shehiri or Aksu city in Aksu prefecture, Xinjiang
克苏河 ā kè sū hé Aksu River in Xinjiang
克蘇河 ā kè sū hé Aksu River in Xinjiang
克赛钦 ā kè sài qīn Aksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau
克賽欽 ā kè sài qīn Aksai Chin, a disputed region in the Tibetan plateau