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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

阿 [ā]
  1. 1. prefix [方]
    阿爸
    dad
    阿妹
    little sister

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

阿 [ā]
  1. 1. 助词 [dialect] a prefix used before pet names, monosyllabic surnames, or numbers denoting order of seniority in a family, to form terms of endearment
    阿宝
    A Bao
    阿唐
    A Tang; Tang
    阿大
    A Da; the eldest
    阿英在陪弟弟玩儿。
    我的阿爸是乡里的农技员。
    阿妹给阿哥做了一双鞋。
  2. 2. 助词 [dialect] a prefix used before kinship terms
    阿爸
    dad; pop; pa
    阿妹
    younger sister; sister

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

阿 [ā]
  1. 1. 词的前缀。附着在姓、名、排行或某些亲属称谓的前面，多含亲昵意味(多用于方言）
    阿王
    阿毛
    阿大
    阿妹。
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Examples

鲁迅生动地刻画了阿Q这个形象。
Lu Xun vividly portrayed the character of Ah Q. → 刻画
上次去买了好多鸭梨, 你都吃完了阿。
I bought a great number of pears last time. You have eaten them all? → 鸭梨
我怎么打不开页面阿, 是不是又中了病毒啊？ → 页面
哪有那么多的妖魔鬼怪阿, 你别自己吓自己。
There aren't so many demons and ghosts, don't scare yourself. → 妖魔鬼怪
阿(ē)谀。 → 谀
阿Q是中国现代文学中不朽的艺术典型 → 典型
阿Q体现了那个时代的民族劣根性。 → 劣根性

Character Decomposition

阝
[fù]		 + 可
[kè]

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