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阿
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Apollo

HSK 4 N1
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ā
ア、オ
おもね.る、くま
아, 옥
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "hillside". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
阝 mound+ 可 can =
阿 Apollo
阝 Meaning component
fù mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
可 Phonetic component
kě can
may, can, -able
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Notes
Similar Characters
檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
阿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阿 [A]
abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A​fù​hàn]
阿 [ā]
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; also pr. [à]
阿 [ē]
flatter
Japanese
隈 、 曲 (rare) 、 阿 (rare) くま 同音

noun

  1. usually kana corner; nook; recess
  2. usually kana shade; shadow; dark area (also written as 暈)
  3. usually kana dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings (oft. written as クマ)
  4. poetical bend (in a road, river, etc.)
  5. abbrev. shading; gradation
  6. abbrev. kumadori; (explanation) style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
阿 あ 同音

noun

  1. first Sanskrit alphabet letter
  2. abbrev. Africa
  3. abbrev. Awa (old province of Japan)

prefix

  1. familiararchaic prefixed to names to show intimacy
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
阿 あ
A surname
阿 あくつ
Akutsu surname
阿 お
O unclassified name
阿 おか
Oka surname
阿 くま
Kuma surname
阿 ほとり
Hotori surname
阿 ほど
Hodo surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
阿姨 [ā​yí] #2,877
maternal aunt
迈阿密 [Mài​'ā​mì] #2,417
Miami (Florida)
迈阿密 [Mài​'ā​mì] #2,417
Miami (Florida)
阿富汗 [A​fù​hàn] #5,301
Afghanistan
阿根廷 [A​gēn​tíng] #7,026
Argentina
阿门 [ā​mén] #3,369
amen (loanword)
阿门 [ā​mén] #3,369
amen (loanword)
阿拉伯 [A​lā​bó] #5,840
Arabian
阿拉 [A​lā] #6,389
Allah (Arabic name of God)
阿里 [A​lǐ] #8,742
Ali (proper name)
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (137)
⭐ 曲 [きょく] #3,244
composition
⭐ 叔父 [おじ] #8,332
uncle
⭐ 阿呆 [アホ] #12,019
fool
隈 [くま] #18,369
corner
阿鼻叫喚 [あびきょうかん] #21,843
agonizing cries
東屋 [あずまや] #30,506
arbor
阿修羅 [あしゅら] #34,312
Asura
南無阿弥陀仏 [なむあみだぶつ] #40,207
Namu Amida Butsu
阿波 [あわ] #42,623
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
阿吽の呼吸 [あうんのこきゅう] #43,050
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity
127 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
아부
flattery; blarney; adulation
아비규환
agonizing cries; appalling confusion; inferno