阿
ā
abbr. for country names that begin with 阿[a1]: Algeria 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4], Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] etc
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; also pr. [a4]
place (阝) + sound of 可 = familiar prefix and transliteration sound
可 gives the sound ā/à; the 阝 radical here represents a mound or place, hinting at a geographic or relational anchor. In practice, 阿 is used almost entirely for its sound — as a friendly prefix before names or as a transliteration syllable.
Words with 阿
阿附
ē fù
to fawn (as flatterer)
道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟
dào gé lā sī · mài kè ā sè
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
迈阿密
mài ā mì
Miami (Florida)
锡霍特·阿林
xī huò tè · ā lín
Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island
锡霍特·阿林山脉
xī huò tè · ā lín shān mài
Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island
阿Q
ā q
Ah Q, antihero of Lu Xun's influential 1921 novella "The True Story of Ah Q" 阿Q正傳|阿Q正传[A1 Q Zheng4 zhuan4] ("Q" here is typically pronounced as [kiu1] or [qiu1])
阿Q正传
ā q zhèng zhuàn
The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
阿三
ā sān
(derog.) an Indian
阿不来提·阿不都热西提
ā bù lái tí ā bù dū rè xī tí
Ablet Abdureshit (1942–), chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1993–2003
阿丹
ā dān
Adam (name)
阿亚图拉
ā yà tú lā
ayatollah (religious leader in Shia Islam)
阿亨
ā hēng
also written 亞琛|亚琛[Ya4 chen1]