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阿

ā

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ā · aa3 (Jyutping)

  1. prefix 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"

ē · aa3 (Jyutping)

  1. (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

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Character breakdown

阿

Meaning
prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
Radical
阝
Strokes
7
Components
⿰阝可
Cangjie
NLMNR
Four-corner
7122.0

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