prefix used before names or titles

Animated Stroke Order 阿

阿 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 阿

阿 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
ā
měi
tiān
lái
jiē
fàng
xué

Aunt picks me up from school every day

2
ā
shù
zài
shì
jiè
tōng
yòng

Arabic numerals are used worldwide

3
ā
jiāo
duì
xìng
jiàn
kāng
yǒu

Ejiao is beneficial for women's health

4
ā
hǎo

Hello, auntie.

5
de
ā
zhù
zài
shàng
hǎi

My aunt lives in Shanghai.

6
zhè
wèi
ā
měi
tiān
huì
lái
gōng
yuán
sàn

This auntie comes to the park for a walk every day.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#635
Zhuyin
Components
UnicodeU+963F
CangjieNLR
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality