ā = Ø + a1
interjection of surprise / Ah! / Oh!
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á = Ø + a2
interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer / Eh? / what?
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ǎ = Ø + a3
interjection of surprise or doubt / Eh? / My! / what's up?
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à = Ø + a4
interjection or grunt of agreement / uhm / Ah, OK / expression of recognition / Oh, it's you!
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a = Ø + a5
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
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How to pronounce 啊

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

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+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

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= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

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+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

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= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

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+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

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= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

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+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

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= Ø initial

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

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+ a5 final

On the ashram’s roof.

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啊 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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ā = Ø + a1
abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]
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ā = Ø + a1
prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4]
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ē = Ø + e1
flatter
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ē = Ø + e1
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
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Characters with 啊 as component

啊 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 啊

interjection of surprise / Oh my!
interjection of surprise or pain / Oh / Ow / My goodness!

Sentences with 啊

á
 
 
pǎo
le
 
 
pǎo
le

Want to remember 啊 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

ā / á / ǎ / à / a

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