阿 ā name prefix
an initial particle; prefix for names; used in transliterations
怎么记住“阿”: 阝 mound + 可 may = name prefix. The toddler on the sand mound may not manage his aunt's name, so he shouts "Ah Li", using the friendly name prefix, and she waves.
部件结构
阿 = 阝 mound + 可 may
- 阝 mound
- 可 may
- 丁 male adult
- 口 mouth
The toddler on the sand mound may not manage his aunt's name, so he shouts "Ah Li", using the friendly name prefix, and she waves.
How it came to be
A mound with may beside it for the sound. It named a bend in a hillside first. Now it carries a syllable, in front of a name or on its own as a cry.
用法
- An unstressed prefix that makes names and kin terms familiar: 阿姨 (āyí) auntie, 阿哥 (āgē) big brother; southern dialects love it (阿明 = 'lil Ming').
- Also the sound 'a' in transliterations: 阿拉伯 (Ālābó) Arab, 阿姆斯特丹 (Āmǔsītèdān) Amsterdam.
- Watch the readings: prefix/name use is ā, but 阿谀 (ēyú) to flatter uses ē, different reading, different sense.
含“阿”的汉字
含“阿”的词语
例句
- 我是她的阿姨。 Wǒ shì tā de āyí.I am her aunt.