 | 啊 | ||
| exclamatory particle | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 11 |
| Mandarin reading | a | Cantonese reading | aa1 aa2 aa3 aa4 |
| Japanese on reading | a | Japanese kun reading | koe |
| Korean reading | a | Vietnamese reading | à |
| Specialized Semantic Variant(s) |
阿 | ||
| 啊 | [ ā ] interjection of surprise, Ah!, Oh! |
| 啊 | [ á ] interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer, Eh?, what? |
| 啊 | [ ǎ ] interjection of surprise or doubt, Eh?, My!, what's up? |
| 啊 | [ à ] interjection or grunt of agreement, uhm, Ah, OK, expression of recognition, Oh, it's you! |
| 啊 | [ a ] modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 啊呀 | [ ā yā ] interjection of surprise, Oh my! |
| 啊喲 | [ ā yo ] interjection of surprise or pain, Oh, Ow, My goodness! |