Chinese Character 阿 Meanings and components.

Form

阿

Meaning

阿 meaning[3] in English

Abbr. For Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 Fu4 Han4].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 阿 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (阝) , and can (可)

Its radical[1] is: 阜 (fu4) which means: Abundant, Mound, .阜fu4abundant

In cangjie it is written with NLMNR

How to write 阿

To write阿a1abbr. for … you should write a combination of 阝fu4 , 可ke3can arranged in a 吅 shape:

阝 + 可 = 阿

阿 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 阿 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 阿, looks as follow:

阿
Pinyin:a1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 Fu4 Han4]
阝
Pinyin:fu4 Shape:一
可
Pinyin:ke3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Can . May . Able To . To Approve . To Permit . To Suit . (Particle Used For Emphasis) Certainly . Very
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
丁
Pinyin:ding1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Ding
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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