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啊

ā

oh (surprise)

A surprised person pointing at a butterfly
Memory picture

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,真好看。 Ā, zhēn hǎokàn. Oh, it is so pretty.
  • 啊,你来了。 Ā, nǐ lái le. Oh, you are here.
  • 啊,太好了。 Ā, tài hǎo le. Oh, that is great.

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