啊
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Translingual[edit]
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Han character[edit]
啊 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口弓中口 (RNLR), four-corner 61020, composition ⿰口阿)
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 195, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3808
- Dae Jaweon: page 416, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 634, character 18
- Unihan data for U+554A
Chinese[edit]
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Glyph origin[edit]
Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 阿 (OC *qaːl).
Pronunciation 1[edit]
Definitions[edit]
啊
- Used by itself to express surprise. ah, oh, ha
- Used to express affirmation or commandment.
- 哎,你什麼時候抽空兒給我們佳佳複習複習功課,讓她提高提高學習水平啊! [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2004, 《家有儿女》, episode 15
- Āi, nǐ shénme shíhou chōu kòngr gěi wǒmen Jiājia fùxí fùxí gōngkè, ràng tā tígāo tígāo xuéxí shuǐpíng ā! [Pinyin]
- Hey, when you take the time to give our Jiajia review homework, let her improve her studies, eh?!
哎,你什么时候抽空儿给我们佳佳复习复习功课,让她提高提高学习水平啊! [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation 2[edit]
Definitions[edit]
啊
Pronunciation 3[edit]
Definitions[edit]
啊
Pronunciation 4[edit]
Definitions[edit]
啊
Pronunciation 5[edit]
Definitions[edit]
啊
- Sentence-final particle expressing surprise.
- Sentence-final particle expressing exclamation, excitement or enthusiasm.
- Sentence-final particle softening the request.
- Used in enumerations, for confirmation (often untranslated).
- on and on, continuously
Usage notes[edit]
In speech, this toneless particle is found in complementary distribution with several other particles, governed by the nature of the preceding syllable. However, this distinction is not strictly reflected in writing, and 啊 tends to an all-encompassing particle. Thus it may carry the pronunciation of any of its variants below in actual speech:
- -ng, ci, zi, si, chi, zhi, shi + [a] → 啊 [a]
- -a, -o, -e, -i, -ü + [a] → 呀 [ya]
- -u, -ao + [a] → 哇 [wa]
- -n + [a] → 哪 [na]
Synonyms[edit]
- (Cantonese) 呀
Compounds[edit]
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References[edit]
- “Entry #7043”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
啊
- Exclamatory particle
Readings[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
啊 • (a) (hangeul 아, revised a, McCune–Reischauer a)
Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Han character[edit]
啊: Hán Việt readings: a[2][3]
啊: Nôm readings: a[4][1], à[4][1], ơ[2], ạ[1]
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Interjection[edit]
啊
References[edit]
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