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PINYIN INITIAL A
Chinese characters starting with A
Explore 93 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with A. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.
Examples in this index: 爱 (ài), 啊 (a), 阿 (ā), 矮 (ǎi), 安 (ān), 按 (àn).
PINYIN SYLLABLES
Pronunciations starting with A
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爱ài10 strokesto love; to be fond of; to like→啊a10 strokesinterjection of surprise→阿ā7 strokesprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity→矮ǎi13 strokes(of a person) short→安ān6 strokes(bound form) calm; peaceful→按àn9 strokesto press→案àn10 strokes(legal) case→傲ào12 strokesproud→唉ài10 strokesinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)→哎āi8 strokeshey!→暗àn13 strokesdark→熬áo14 strokesto cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct→碍ài13 strokesto hinder→岸àn8 strokesbank; shore; beach; coast→昂áng8 strokesto lift→癌ái17 strokescancer→艾ài5 strokesChinese mugwort or wormwood→隘ài12 strokes(bound form) narrow→暧ài14 strokes(of daylight) dim→蔼ǎi14 strokesfriendly→哀āi9 strokessorrow; grief; pity→挨āi10 strokesto suffer; to endure→嚣áo18 strokesclamor→奥ào12 strokesAustria (abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[Ao4 di4 li4])→凹āo5 strokesconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)→嗄á13 strokeshoarse→吖ā6 strokes(used in transliterating chemical names)→锕ā12 strokesactinium (chemistry)→錒ā15 strokesChinese character→捱ái11 strokesChinese character→皑ái11 strokes(literary) white as snow→皚ái15 strokesChinese character→砹ài10 strokesastatine (chemistry)→嗌ài13 strokes(literary) to choke; to have a blockage in the throat→嗳ài13 strokesto belch→嫒ài13 strokesused in 令嬡|令嫒[ling4ai4]→愛ài13 strokesChinese character→瑷ài14 strokesfine quality jade→曖ài17 strokesChinese character→璦ài17 strokesChinese character→礙ài19 strokesChinese character→欸ǎi11 strokes(indicating response)→噯ǎi16 strokesChinese character→霭ǎi19 strokesmist→藹ǎi20 strokesChinese character→埃āi10 strokesdust→锿āi14 strokeseinsteinium (chemistry)→犴àn6 strokesjail→胺àn10 strokesamine→豻àn10 strokesjail→黯àn21 strokes(bound form) dark; dull (color); dim; gloomy→俺ǎn10 strokesI (northern dialects)→唵ǎn11 strokes(interjection) oh!→埯ǎn11 strokeshole in the ground to plant seeds in→铵ǎn11 strokesammonium→揞ǎn12 strokesto apply (medicinal powder to a wound)→銨ǎn14 strokesChinese character→桉ān10 strokesEucalyptus globulus→氨ān10 strokesammonia→庵ān11 strokeshut→谙ān11 strokesto be versed in→媕ān12 strokesused in 媕婀[an1e1]→鹌ān13 strokesquail→鞍ān15 strokes(bound form) saddle→諳ān16 strokesChinese character→鵪ān19 strokesChinese character→卬áng4 strokesI (regional colloquial)→盎àng10 strokes(literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth→肮āng8 strokesdirty→骯āng14 strokesChinese character→敖áo10 strokessurname Ao→嗷áo13 strokesloud clamor→廒áo13 strokesgranary→遨áo13 strokesto make an excursion; to ramble; to travel→獒áo14 strokes(bound form) mastiff→翱áo16 strokesChinese character→聱áo16 strokesdifficult to pronounce→螯áo16 strokesnippers→鳌áo18 strokesmythological sea turtle→鏖áo19 strokesviolent fighting→鰲áo22 strokesChinese character→岙ào7 strokesplain in the middle of the mountains→坳ào8 strokesdepression; cavity; hollow→拗ào8 strokesto bend in two so as to break→奧ào13 strokesChinese character→骜ào13 strokesa noble steed (literary)→懊ào15 strokesto regret→澳ào15 strokesMacao (abbr. for 澳門|澳门[Ao4men2])→鏊ào18 strokesgriddle→艹ǎo3 strokesgrass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]→袄ǎo9 strokescoat→媪ǎo12 strokesold woman→襖ǎo18 strokesChinese character→
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Characters are grouped by the first letter of their standard Pinyin spelling. Tone marks do not change the initial, so every pronunciation beginning with A appears together on this page.
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