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ā

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ā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ā | a1
English translation
interjection of surprise
Ah!
Oh!
interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
Eh?
what?
to show realization
to stress
interjection of surprise or doubt
My!
what's up?
interjection or grunt of agreement
uhm
Ah, OK
expression of recognition
Oh, it's you!
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
ah, exclamatory particle

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About ā

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

ā

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of ā

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口阿

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Ā

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Ā represents the sound.

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Example sentences using ā

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" ā , 瑞德, zhè shì dòu wán !

" Oh, Rhett, you are teasing me!

zhǔ ā , zài 心里 xīn li 默默 mòmò shuì , 但愿 dàn yuàn 真象 zhēn xiàng 弗雷迪· Ā 切尔 kuā de 那样 nà yàng 坚强 jiānqiáng .

Christ, he thought, I wish I were as solid as Freddy Archer thinks I am.

感到 gǎn dào yòu tòng yòu lěi , Lián jiào le shēng ā ” .

" Ohhh,'she repeated, feeling achy and tired.

ā ! 多么 duōme 令人 lìng rén 惊奇 jīngqí ya !

Oh , what a surprise!

bàng ! yǐn 小号 xiǎo hào chuī duō hǎo ā !

Man ! Listen to him blow that trumpet!

Words with ā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ā Ah! ā
啊呀 ā yā Oh my!啊呀 ā yā
啊哟 ā yo Oh啊喲

ā Decomposition & Compounds

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ā Decomposition

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