Keyword
bound form
- an initial particle
- a prefix used for names
- used in transliterations
- Frequency
- #604
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
ā86%
ē14%
Mnemonic
阝 (place) gives the meaning and 可 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
阿
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 (Āfùhàn) "Afghanistan"
阿拉伯
Arabian; Arabic; Arab
阿里
(name) Ali; Ali (c. 600–661), the fourth caliph of Islam; Alibaba, e-commerce company (abbr. for 阿里巴巴 (Ālǐbābā))
阿
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
阿根廷
Argentina
阿富汗
Afghanistan
阿姨
maternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation; childcare worker; nanny; domestic worker
阿拉
Allah (Arabic name of God)
阿曼
Oman
阿尔巴尼亚
Albania
迈阿密
Miami (Florida)
阿尔及利亚
Algeria
阿姆斯特丹
Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands
阿拉伯人
Arab; Arabian; Arabian people
沙特阿拉伯
Saudi Arabia
阿波罗
Apollo (loanword)
阿塞拜疆
Azerbaijan
阿联酋
United Arab Emirates (abbr. for 阿拉伯联合酋长国 (ĀlābóLiánhéQiúzhǎngguó))
阿拉伯语
Arabic (language)
阿里巴巴
Alibaba, PRC e-commerce company
阿拉斯加
Alaska, US state
阿森纳
Arsenal Football Club
阿门
(loanword) amen
阿萨德
Assad (Arabic name)