Read Edit View history 阿 āāē HSK4 name prefix Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "hillside". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas ā × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 阝 is a component form of 阜. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 阿 Simp strokes 阿 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 阿 Simp strokes 阿 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 阿 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 227, 701 ], [ 239, 692 ], [ 323, 723 ], [ 343, 725 ], [ 355, 724 ], [ 369, 711 ], [ 322, 604 ], [ 314, 571 ], [ 316, 558 ], [ 373, 461 ], [ 379, 435 ], [ 376, 406 ], [ 371, 398 ], [ 333, 400 ], [ 254, 429 ] ], [ [ 150, 726 ], [ 191, 679 ], [ 198, 585 ], [ 197, 266 ], [ 190, 173 ], [ 174, 82 ], [ 174, 14 ] ], [ [ 426, 628 ], [ 455, 621 ], [ 492, 624 ], [ 639, 653 ], [ 859, 680 ], [ 939, 663 ] ], [ [ 432, 499 ], [ 457, 477 ], [ 462, 465 ], [ 493, 299 ] ], [ [ 486, 494 ], [ 498, 487 ], [ 600, 513 ], [ 620, 509 ], [ 631, 499 ], [ 640, 488 ], [ 617, 401 ], [ 592, 383 ] 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634,96Q621,100 621,92Q621,83 633,73Q697,18 741,-27Q754,-37 769,-20Q812,40 808,126Q792,384 803,581Q810,611 803,622Q796,632 774,645C757,655 709,658 716,640Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.