Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "阿", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "阿", and master the standard way of writing the character "阿".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 阿
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "阿" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
an initial particle / prefix to names of people, (phonetic character), (final part.) / (interj.), flatter
阿 [ē]
1. A prefix used in addressing: 如:阿大 (A big brother), 阿爷 (A grandpa), 阿爹 (A dad), 阿罗汉 (A monk), 阿毛 (A small child), 阿婆 (A grandma), 阿弟 (A younger brother), 阿姊 (A elder sister).
2. To pander to; to be partial: 如:阿附 (to flatter), 阿其所好 (to please what one likes), 阿谀逢迎 (to flatter and fawn).
3. A concave place: 山阿 (mountain hollow).
4. Big mound; referring generally to a mountain.
5. A hillside.
6. Fine silks; a type of light, fine silk fabric used in ancient times.
7. A corner; an angle; a bend.
8. Waterside; the side of water.
9. Nearby; adjacent: 如:阿门 (旁门).
10. To refer to a place, specifically Dong'e County in Shandong Province today.
动 [ē]
1. To pander to; to play up to; to comply with.
2. To be unfairly partial to.
3. (Dialect) To refer to "屙”; to excrete (urinate or defecate).
叹 [ē]
1. Used to express various emotions (such as surprise): ah.
副 [ē]
1. (Dialect) May; can; whether or not. Used in questions to strengthen the tone. 如:阿晓得 (Can I know?), 阿去 (Can I go?).
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[Ma3 er3 kang1 zhen4] / also Ngawa county