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Ā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Ā | A1
English translation
abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗 Ā fù hàn [Ā fù hàn]
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity
used in transliteration
also pr. [à]
an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ē | e1
English translation
flatter

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About Ā

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Ā

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

Learning hint

place

Etymology of Ā

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

阝可

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "big mountain". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using Ā

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最后 zuìhòu , 最高 zuì gāo 法院 fǎyuàn 断然 duàn rán 拒绝 jùjué le "阿纳 " àn 超过 chāoguò 票数 piào shù de " tián " de 理论 lǐlùn .

Ultimately, the Court squarely rejected the Arnett plurality's " bitter with the sweet " theory.

de liǎn ,好象 hǎo xiàng 墨西哥 Mò xī gē 印第安人 Yìn dì ān rén (阿兹 Tái 克人) diāo jiā shì 着刻出来 chū lái de 塞巴斯蒂安 Sāi bā sī dì ān 的雕 xiàng .

He has the face as though an Aztec sculptor had attempted a portrait of Seba stian.

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.

shì 街坊 jiē fāng shǎng 所有 suǒyǒu 孩子 háizi de hǎo 阿姨 āyí .

She is a good aunt to all the children in the neighbourhood.

产地 chǎn dì Cóng 阿拉斯加 Ā lā sī jiā dào 加利福尼亚 Jiā lì fú ní yà , Dōng 到达 dàodá zhōu 科罗拉多 Kē luó lā duō zhōu .

Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado.

Words with Ā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Ā also pr. [à] Ā
阿姨 āyí maternal aunt阿姨 āyí
迈阿密 Mài ā mì Miami (Florida)邁阿密
阿富汗 Ā fù hàn Afghanistan阿富汗 Ā fù hàn
阿根廷 Ā gēn tíng Argentina阿根廷 Ā gēn tíng
阿门 ā mén amen (loanword)阿門
阿拉伯 Ā lā bó Arabian阿拉伯 Ā lā bó
阿拉 Ā lā our阿拉 Ā lā
阿里 Ā lǐ Ali (proper name)阿里 Ā lǐ
阿曼 Ā màn Oman阿曼 Ā màn
阿尔巴尼亚 Ā ěr bā ní yà Albania阿爾巴尼亞
阿姆斯特丹 Ā mǔ sī tè dān Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands阿姆斯特丹 Ā mǔ sī tè dān
阿森纳 Ā sēn nà Arsenal Football Club阿森納
阿拉斯加 Ā lā sī jiā Alaska, US state阿拉斯加 Ā lā sī jiā
阿弥陀佛 Ē mí tuó Fó Amitabha Buddha阿彌陀佛
阿姆斯特朗 Ā mǔ sī tè lǎng surname Armstrong阿姆斯特朗 Ā mǔ sī tè lǎng
阿司匹林 ā sī pǐ lín aspirin (loanword)阿司匹林 ā sī pǐ lín
阿拉法特 Ā lā fǎ tè Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini (1929-2004), Palestinian leader, popularly known as Yasser Arafat 亞西爾·阿拉法特 Ā lā fǎ tè |亚西尔·阿拉法特 Ā lā fǎ tè [Ya4 xi1 er3 · A1 la1 fa3 te4]阿拉法特 Ā lā fǎ tè
阿巴斯 Ā bā sī Abbas (name)阿巴斯 Ā bā sī
阿尔及利亚 Ā ěr jí lì yà Algeria阿爾及利亞
阿波罗 Ā bō luó Apollo (loanword)阿波羅
阿萨德 Ā sà dé Assad (Arabic name)阿薩德
沙特阿拉伯 Shā tè Ā lā bó Saudi Arabia沙特阿拉伯 Shā tè Ā lā bó
阿哥 ā gē (familiar) elder brother阿哥 ā gē

Ā Decomposition & Compounds

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Ā Decomposition

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Ā Compounds

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