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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<comp char='阝' uni='961D' points='0,0 32,128' />
<comp char='可' uni='53EF' points='44,0 128,128' />
<!-- 2012-06-08T15:17:09Z -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='阝' uni='961D' points='40,4 88,128'>
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<stroke type='s' points='0,0 0,128' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='可' uni='53EF' points='0,8 128,128'>
<stroke type='h' points='0,0 128,0' />
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<stroke type='sg' points='100,0 100,128 60,112' head='cut' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='口' uni='53E3' points='24,24 104,104'>
<comp char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='0,0 128,128' />
<stroke type='h' points='0,128 128,128' head='cut' tail='cut' />
<!-- 2010-03-11T17:40:58Z -->
</cdl>
<cdl char='冂' uni='5182' variant='5' points='4,4 124,128'>
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<stroke type='hz' points='0,0 128,0 128,128' head='cut' tail='long' />
<!-- variant based on [U+EF7E](V=0) -->
</cdl>
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