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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

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阿1 / 1
Character breakdownā / left–right / Meaning + sound
阿
ā

Origin clue: place

Strokes

Components

Meaning / left阝yìcity (right)Sound / right可kěvigorous
阿ā
Structureleft–right
Radical阝mound (left)
TypeMeaning + sound

How it works

阿 is a meaning-sound compound. 阝 gives the meaning clue (place), while 可 gives a clue to its pronunciation.

Sound family

Common words 1

  • 阿姨 HSK 3āyíaunt