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啊 (a / ā): Ah — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 啊

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How to write 啊 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

啊has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

aa
particle (助)
ahHSK3HSK 3.0 L2
āa
interjection (叹)
ahHSK 3.0 L4
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 啊

啊 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Center-Right
啊=口mouth+阿flatter

The mouth (口) expresses an exclamation, with the sound component (阿) giving the pronunciation — an interjection expressing surprise or emotion.

5.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 啊

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 啊 is used in context

jīn今
tiān天
de的
tiān天
qì气
zhēn真
hǎo好

Information

Pinyina / ā
Meaningah
Strokes10
Radical口
Traditional啊
StructureLeft-Center-Right
Frequency#264
Zhuyinㄚ
UnicodeU+554A
CangjieRSJL
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a啊
！

The weather is really nice today!

ā啊
，
yuán原
lái来
shì是
nǐ你
！

Ah, so it's you!

wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
wán玩
，
hǎo好
a啊
！

Let's go to the park tomorrow, okay!

shì是
a啊
，
zhè这
ge个
diàn电
yǐng影
zhēn真
de的
hěn很
jīng精
cǎi彩
。

Yes, this movie is really wonderful.

lái来
a啊
，
wǒ我
men们
yì一
qǐ起
tiào跳
wǔ舞
ba吧
！

Come on, let's dance together!

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