阿

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阿 ā ㄚ aa3

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
used in transliteration
(bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 Ā fù hàn ㄚㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄢˋ )
(bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿尔巴尼亚阿爾巴尼亞 Ā ěr bā ní yà ㄚㄦˇ ㄅㄚㄋㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ )
(bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿尔及利亚阿爾及利亞 Ā ěr jí lì yà ㄚㄦˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ )
(bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 Ā gēn tíng ㄚㄍㄣㄊㄧㄥˊ )
also pr. [a4]

阿 ē ㄜ aa3

(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 阿 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Example sentences

阿嚏 ( ā tì aa3 tai3 )!

Achoo!
阿弥陀佛阿彌陀佛 ( Ē mí tuó Fó o1 nei4 to4 fat6 )。

Praise be to Buddha.
阿妈阿媽 ( ā mā aa3 maa1 ) 买買 ( mǎi maai5 ) 马馬 ( mǎ maa5 )。

Your grandmother bought a horse.
阿伦阿倫 ( Ā lún aa3 leon4 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 诗人詩人 ( shī rén si1 jan4 )。

Allan is a poet.
阿 ( ā aa3 ) 什 ( shén sap6 ) 兰蘭 ( lán laan4 ) 也 ( yě jaa5 ) 有水 ( yǒu shuǐ jau5 seoi2 )。

There's water in Ashland, too.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.