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The Chinese word a - 啊 - a
( modal particle )



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

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English translation

modal particle

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 啊 ( a ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters  ( a ) with pronunciation (English translation: <i>modal particle</i> )
The traditional Chinese characters of a are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

mouth (>to shout)  |  It is more of a sound than a word  |  a modal particle
啊 ( a ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 677)
More words that mean modal particle in Chinese
ma ( 嘛 )

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