Used in the transliteration of foreign names; also used as an abbreviation for countries like 阿富汗 ā​fù​hàn or 阿尔及利亚 ā'ěr​jí​lì​yà.

(bound form) used in phonetic transcriptions for the sound 'ni', such as in names for people or places

(bound form) Asia; Asian; abbreviation for 亚洲 yà​zhōu