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啊

ā

oh

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Character

啊 ā

Strokes
10
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 阿 an initial particle, a prefix used for names
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 啊,天气真好! Ā, tiānqì zhēn hǎo! Oh, the weather is so nice!
  • 啊,是你呀! Ā, shì nǐ ya! Oh, it is you!
  • 啊,我懂了。 Ā, wǒ dǒng le. Oh, I understand now.

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