啊 (ā)
particle expressing surprise, admiration, or agreement
How 啊 is written
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Traditional
- 啊
- Simplified
- 啊 (unchanged)
啊 has 5 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- ā
- interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
- á
- interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?; to show realization
- ǎ
- interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?
- à
- interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition
- a
- modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
Common words using 啊
- 啊呀 āyā
- interjection of surprise; Oh my!
- 啊喲 āyo
- interjection of surprise or pain; Oh; Ow
啊 in a sentence
啊！原來你在這裡。
Ā! Yuánlái nǐ zài zhèlǐ.
“Ah! So you are here.”
How common is 啊?
啊 is the 752nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 84.2% of all running text.
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