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

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HSK 3.0Level 2

HSK 3.0:Recognition 2

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Vocab 2 Recognition 2

1.

Animated Stroke Order 啊

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Readings & Meanings

啊has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

a

ah

particleHSK 3 HSK 3.0 · L2

ā

ah

interjection

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 啊

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Center-Right

啊

口mouth

阿flatter

啊=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 啊

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6.

How to Use 啊

Soft sentence-ending particle

phrase + 啊

Use 啊 after a short phrase to soften the tone or add emotion.

hǎo好

7.

Example Sentences

jīn今

tiān天

de的

tiān天

qì气

zhēn真

hǎo

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HSK 3.0 · L4

口mouth

+阿flatter

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

a啊

okay; sounds good

shì是

a啊

yes; that is right

zǒu走

a啊

go; let us go

好

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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