CHINESE CHARACTER
a
啊
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used in direct address and exclamation; indicating obviousness/impatience/suggestion; used for confirmation
- Numbered pinyin
- a5
- English meanings
- particle: used in direct address and exclamation; indicating obviousness/impatience/suggestion; used for confirmation
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 阿.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
阿 is identified as the sound component (ā). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 啊.
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prefix; flatter
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