阿(ā)

HSK 47 strokes
Readingsāē

abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿尔及利亚…

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Character information

Pinyin
ā / ē
Meaning
abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿尔及利亚, Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] etc
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 阿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰阝可

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (place); 可 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

阝fǔ可kě

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 阿 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 阿

Common words using 阿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tài太ā阿

variant of 泰阿[Tai4 e1]

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shān山ā阿

a nook in the mountains

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bā巴ā阿

Pakistan-Afghan

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dǎo倒chí持tài太ā阿

variant of 倒持泰阿[dao4 chi2 Tai4 e1]

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dǎo倒chí持tài泰ā阿

(lit.) to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)

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gāng刚zhèng正bù不ā阿

upright and plainspoken

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wú吴xià下ā阿méng蒙

General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by…

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tú图ā阿léi雷gé格

Tuareg (nomadic people of the Sahara)

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