阿 - ē - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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阿

ē

Definition

flatter

Other pronunciations

阿	Ā	(abbr. for) Afghanistan (阿富汗)
阿	ā	prefix (used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity) used in transliteration also pr. [a4] (when pronounced Ā, abbr. for) Afghanistan (阿富汗)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (8)

啊

ah; (modal) particle (ending a sentence to show affirmation, approval, or consent); (affirmation) particle; (surprise) particle

啊

interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!

啊

interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!

啊

interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?

啊

interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?

锕

actinium (chemistry)

屙

to defecate

婀

graceful; willowy; unstable

Related words (13)

阿堵

ē dǔ

money; this, this one (archaic)

阿胶

ē jiāo

donkey hide glue (used in TCM); Colla Corii Asini

to flatter; to toady

to fawn (as flatterer)

money

to pander to sb's whims

阿哥

ā gē

(familiar) elder brother

阿爹

ā diē

dad; father; (paternal) grandfather; old man

阿飞

ā fēi

hoodlum; hooligan; young rowdy

(coll.) soldier boy

upright and plainspoken

守正不阿

shǒu zhèng bù ē

to be strictly just and impartial

非阿贝尔

fēi ā bèi ěr

(math.) non-abelian

Idioms (1)

阿谀奉承

ē yú fèng chéng

flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking

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