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啊

ā

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 3

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

ā · aa1 (Jyutping)

  1. interjection of surprise
  2. Ah!
  3. Oh!

á · aa1 (Jyutping)

  1. interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
  2. Eh?
  3. what?

ǎ · aa1 (Jyutping)

  1. interjection of surprise or doubt
  2. Eh?
  3. My!
  4. what's up?

à · aa1 (Jyutping)

  1. interjection or grunt of agreement
  2. uhm
  3. Ah, OK
  4. expression of recognition
  5. Oh, it's you!

a · aa1 (Jyutping)

  1. modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

啊

Meaning
exclamatory particle
Radical
口
Strokes
10
Components
⿰口阿
Cangjie
RNLR
Four-corner
6102.0

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