Zi:阿

阿 [ā] (n. pref.) 阿​姨 auntie; (​译​音) 阿​拉​伯 Arab [ē] (bend in a) large mound/hill/earthwork; fawn/cater; 阿​弥​陀​佛; (HDZ:) … [ě] 阿/​婀/​猗​儺 [ǎ] (​叹​词) [à] (​副​词)

2 monosyllabic entries in The ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary (namespace Ci):

►²ā ​阿 {B} pref. (used familiarly before) ①(childhood name) ‖ Ā Bǎo 阿宝 Precious ②(a monosyllabic personal name or surname) ‖ Ā X 阿X ③(name of a relative) ‖ Ā Mā 阿妈 Mom ④(birth-order number) ‖ Ā Sān 阿三 Third Son
►²ē ​阿 {E} char. ►ēyúfèngcheng 阿谀奉承 ►Ēmítuófó 阿弥陀佛 ►fǎbù'ēguì 法不阿贵 ►Tài'ē 太阿

The Shuōwén Seal form of 阿(​􂢫) ē ‘(bend in a) large mound/hill/earthwork’ combines ​阝(​阜 fù) ‘terraced hillside’, and ​可(​􀴵) kě (phonosemantic): a large (long and high) man-made mound/hill (with bends), or a bend in a chain of man-made earthen mounds/hills (defensive/etc. earthwork/breastwork).
    Older graphs associated with 阿 are wr. ​𫮄, with ​土 ‘earth’ below (HDZ).
    “Mountain ridge, river bank; lean towards, favor, flatter...” —Karlgren(AD).
    HDZ: 阿 : ē : ​大​土​山; ​山​阜​弯​曲​处; ​弯​曲​处; ​水​边; ​偏​斜; ​曲​从, 阿​谀, ​迎​合; ​徇​私, ​偏​袒; ​依​靠; ​邸; ​房​屋​的​正​梁; ​屋​宇; ​亲​附, ​近; ​细​缯, (​古) ​一​种​轻​细​的​丝​织​品; (​象​声) ​慢​应​或​吆​喝​声 (cf. ​漫/​謾​應); (​代​词) ​我; (​地​名); (​姓) • ě : 阿/​婀/​猗​儺: ​柔​美 • ā : (​助​词) ​名​词​词​头, ​多​用​于​姓​名​称​谓​之​前; (​语​气​词) ​啊: ​疑​问, ​肯​定, ​呼​召, ​乞​请 • ǎ : (​叹​词) • à : (​方​言) (​副​词) ​可 (阿​好?: ​可​好?: ​好​不​好?; 阿​去?: ​可​去?; ​去​不​去?)
    HDC: 阿​曲 : ēqū : 阿​谀​随​顺; ​诬​妄​不​实; ​偏​袒​回​护
    HDC: ​曲​阜 : (​市​名) ​在​山​东​省​中​部​偏​南 (​周​武​王​封​弟​周​公​旦​于​曲​阜, …)
    HDC: 阿​阜 : ēfù : ​山​峰, ​峰​峦
►references: Guǎngyùn:161.31; Karlgren:AD1,GSR1m; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:6.4119.11; Mathews:1; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:1348.06; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:063.1.03; EDOC:1
►components: ​阝​可​
►Cantonese: a- o\
Shuōwén: ​􂢫(阿)
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Unicode: U+963F
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