Chinese character
阿
ā
an initial particle, a prefix used for names
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- an initial particle, a prefix used for names
- used in transliterations
- prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
- (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"
- (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
Pinyin
āē
Stroke order
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Words
Common words
阿里阿里ā lǐ(name) Ali; Ali (c. 600–661), the fourth caliph of Islam; Alibaba, e-commerce company (ab…阿姨阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation; childcare worker…阿拉阿拉ā lāAllah (Arabic name of God); (Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our阿曼阿曼ā mànOman阿门阿门ā mén(loanword) amen阿兰阿兰ā lánAlan, Allen, Allan, Alain etc (name); A-lan (Chinese female name)阿比阿比ā bǐ(name) Abby; Abi阿卡阿卡ā kǎAcre, city in Israel, also known as Akko阿拉伯阿拉伯ā lā bóArabian; Arabic; Arab阿根廷阿根廷ā gēn tíngArgentina
Related characters
Related characters
都dōu
all, each, entirely, whole
那nà
that, that one, those
队duì
team, group, band, army unit
部bù
department, ministry
随suí
to follow, to listen to, to submit to
除chú
to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
陈chén
to display, to exhibit
陪péi
to accompany, to be with, to keep company
啊a
ah, exclamatory particle
锕ā
actinium
嗄á
hoarse