Dictionary/阿

阿

ā

ㄚ
HSK 4TOCFL L27 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
2(bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"

Etymology

pictophonetic · place

Radical

阝 · an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations

Composition

⿰阝可

Writing

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