啊
aāáǎà HSK2

exclamatory particle

啊 a frequency
[sentence-final] particle
Used at the end of a sentence to add emphasis, show obviousness, express impatience, or ask a question for confirmation
[pause] particleinterjection
Used at a pause within a sentence to draw the listener's attention, show hesitation, or list things in a series
[repetition] particle
Used after a repeated verb to show that an action continues for a long time or is repeated over and over

我在黑暗里挖啊，挖啊。

wǒ zài hēi'àn li wā a, wā a.

I dug and dug in the dark.

啊 ā
ah interjection
interjection expressing surprise or admiration

看他们多美啊。

kàn tā​men duō měi ā.

Look how beautiful they are.

surname
a Chinese surname
啊 á
eh?
interjection expressing doubt or questioning
啊 ǎ
what?
interjection expressing puzzled surprise
啊 à
oh
interjection expressing agreement, realization, or understanding

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Frequency
Character
Written text
753rd most common 249.3 per million
Movie subtitles
58th most common 2804.1 per million appears in 98% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3903.9 per million appears in 98% of films
Written text
1429.0 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
10
Unicode
U+554A

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)