a

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

啊 — the spoken affirmation particle

啊 was borrowed for its sound (from 阿, pronounced ā) and given a mouth radical to mark it as a spoken utterance. It has no compositional meaning — it is the sound of a voice affirming, agreeing, or softening a sentence.

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MouthSemantic
A prefix used in names and kinship termsPhonetic

Words with 啊

啊呀

ā yā

interjection of surprise

啊哟

ā yo

interjection of surprise or pain

天啊

tiān a

good heavens!; oh my God!

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