阿 meaning and pronunciation

阿
Simplified/traditional character

阿 English definition

ā
  • prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
  • used in transliteration
  • also pr. [a4]
  • abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 吖 : phonetic a, similar to 呵; -azine, see 吖嗪[a1 qin2];
  • 呵 : expel breath; my goodness;
  • 锕 : actinium (chemistry);

Sentences examples with 阿

  • 阿姨，附近有地铁站吗？
    Āyí, fùjìn yǒu dìtiě zhàn ma?
  • 阿姨，这儿的环境多么好啊！
    Āyí, zhè'er de huánjìng duōme hǎo a!

Words containing 阿, by HSK level

啊 姨