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ā
char. used before an appellation of relative
80%     120%
Other meanings
[a]   par. an exclamation of unpleasant surprise
[ē]   char. play up to, pander to; hill, winding area; donkey-hide glue (traditional medicine)
[ā]   char. prefix of a person's name (as a term of endearment)
    small hill (for )
    (On the left of characters fu3) mound, (on the right side yi4) city (for )
'阿' is part of the following simplified words:
 啊 婀 屙 锕
'阿' is part of the following traditional words:
 啊 婀 屙 痾 錒

Simplified Chinese

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
ā mā
n. (dialect) mum
ā yí
n. (dialect) aunt (one one's mother's side); housekeeper, maid