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  • ā (a¹) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄚ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • aa¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • a Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • ah Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • --a Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • --ah Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • a⁷ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
  • ⁰a Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
  • ā Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄚ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • a Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • a¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • ā Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • a Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • а Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ˀä⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • aa¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • ā Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • a¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /aː⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • a Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • af Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • /a⁴⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • /a³³/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen
  • ah Min Nan, Hokkien, Taiwanese
  • á (a²) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄚˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • aa² Cantonese, Jyutping
  • á Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄚˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • á Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • a² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • á Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • ar Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • /ˀä³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • aa² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • á Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • a² Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /aː³⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • ⁰a Wu, Northern, Shanghai
  • a Wu, Northern, Shanghai
  • /a/ Wu, Northern, Shanghai
  • ǎ (a³) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄚˇ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • ǎ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄚˇ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • ǎ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • a³ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • ǎ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • aa Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • /ˀä²¹⁴/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • à (a⁴) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄚˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • aa⁶ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • ⁰gha Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
  • à Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄚˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • à Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • a⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • à Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • ah Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • /ˀä⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • aa⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • ah Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • a⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /aː²²/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • ⁰gha Wu, Northern, Shanghai
  • gha Wu, Northern, Shanghai
  • ⁰hha Wu, Northern, Shanghai
  • /ɦa/ Wu, Northern, Shanghai
  • a (a⁵／a⁰) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ˙ㄚ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • aa³ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • a Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ˙ㄚ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • å Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • a⁵ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • a Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • .a Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • /ˀä/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • aa³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • a Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • a³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /aː³³/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou

Where it comes from

形聲漢字：意符 口 + 聲符 阿 (上古 *qaːl) 。

釋義 呵

  1. 表示驚異或贊嘆。 啊！我又贏了！
  2. 表示肯定或輕微的命令。 好孩子，乖，聽話，啊！別哭了，啊！

釋義 呵

  1. 表示追問。 啊？你說什麼？

釋義 呵

  1. 表示驚疑。 啊！真有這事兒？

釋義 呵

  1. 表示同意、應允。 啊，好吧。

釋義 呵

  1. 用在疑问句末，使疑问语气舒缓些。 你不來啊？
  2. 用在感叹句末，表示增强语气。 多好的天兒啊！
  3. 用在祈使句末，使句子带有敦促或提醒意味。 老王啊，這可不行啊！
  4. 用在列举的事项之后。 錢啊，書啊，表啊，我都丟了。
  5. 用在句中稍作停顿，让人注意下面的话。 這些年啊，咱們的日子越過越好啦。
  6. 用在重复的动词后面，表示过程长。 鄉親們盼啊，盼啊，終於盼到了這一天。

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In English

  • yes word used to indicate agreement or acceptance
  • yeah yes
  • wow excitement, surprise
  • uh space filler or pause during conversation
  • ah an expression
  • aha exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition
  • huh to reinforce a question
  • aah expressing amazement or surprise
  • yep informal "yes"
  • O a vocative particle

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MLA

"啊." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%95%8A. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

啊. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%95%8A

Chicago

"啊." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%95%8A.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {啊},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%95%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}