啊
啊 (a) means “ah”. It is made of 口 + 阿 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 啊 into its parts
What 啊 is made of
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 阿 ā — an initial particle
- 阝 fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 可 kě — may
- 丁 dīng — male adult
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 阝 fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 阿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
啊 stroke order
Example sentences
好啊，我们一起去。Hǎo a, wǒmen yīqǐ qù.Sure, let's go together.
是啊，今天真冷。Shì a, jīntiān zhēn lěng.Yes, it's really cold today.
Also built with 口
- 中zhōngmiddle
- 享xiǎngto share
- 京jīngcapital
- 亮liàngbright
- 兄xiōngelder brother
- 加jiāto add
- 占zhànto occupy
- 古gǔancient
- 句jùmeasure word for sentences
- 另lìnganother
- 叨dāotalkative
- 只zhǐonly
Quick facts
| Pinyin | a |
|---|---|
| Meaning | ah; oh (sentence-final particle) |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 口 (mouth, #30) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 2 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 啊
What does 啊 mean?
啊 (a) means “ah; oh (sentence-final particle)”.
How many strokes does 啊 have?
啊 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 啊?
The radical of 啊 is 口 (kǒu, “mouth”), Kangxi radical number 30.
What parts make up 啊?
啊 is made of 口 (mouth) and 阿 (an initial particle).
Which HSK level is 啊?
啊 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 啊 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.