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啊

a

ah, exclamatory particle

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 阿 provides pronunciation
HSK 3 10 strokes Very Common (8%)
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Component Breakdown

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口
kǒu
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
阿
ā
an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
⿰口阿 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

kǒu
口
mouth; entrance, gate, opening
📷 Pictographic: An open mouth
3 strokes HSK 3
ā
阿
an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
🔤 Pictophonetic: 阝 (place) provides meaning, 可 provides pronunciation
7 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 啊 (7)