阿 ā
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 可 may, can, -able
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
阿姨
āyí
auntie
Characters in this word
姨 yí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 女 woman, girl 夷 ancient eastern peoples
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 阿姨在家。 Āyí zài jiā. Auntie is at home.
- 阿姨来了。 Āyí lái le. Auntie is here.
- 谢谢阿姨。 Xièxie āyí. Thank you, Auntie.