阿 [ā à a ē ĕ ă] - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
radical: 阝 [fù]: mound
decomposition: ⿰阝可
etymology: pictophonetic
phonetic: 可
hint: place
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Integrated Chinese Vocabulary:
阿司匹林
[āsīpǐlín]:
aspirin (L19-1)
阿姨
[āyí]:
aunt (L20-1)
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