Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(interj.); ah; an interjection; to express doubt or to question; to show realization; to stress

Chinese: 感叹词。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “a” becomes a different word in each tone. 啊 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 天啊tiān agood heavens!; oh my God!
  • 啊呀ā yāinterjection of surprise; Oh my!
  • 啊哟ā yointerjection of surprise or pain; Oh; Ow; My goodness!

Example Sentence

啊,今天的天气真好!À, jīn tiān de tiān qì zhēn hǎo!Ah, the weather is really nice today!

Àinterjection of surprise今天jīn tiāntodaydeof天气tiān qìweatherzhēnreallyhǎogood