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CHINESE CHARACTER
ā
阿
阿
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prefix; flatter
- Numbered pinyin
- a1
- English meanings
- prefix used before names or kinship terms; to flatter (also ē)
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
used in direct address and exclamation; indicating obviousness/impatience/suggestion; used for confirmation
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- 阿姨
- 阿婆
- 阿爸
- 阿哥
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