| 啊 | 577A25 40A.00-3 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄚ [a1] (also ㄨㄛ [wo1] ). | ||
| Fin. part. | Used at end of phrase or sentence, addressing s.o.: 兒啊，我的兒啊 son, O my son! calling s.o. to do s.t.: 來啊 come! 走啊 let’s go! 上車啊 (get) on board! or merely prolonging an assertion: 是啊 it's right, I say; 很不錯啊 it's not half bad, you know; (sometimes wr. 阿). | |||||
| Excl. | Used in exclamations with varying, indeterminate accent, like Eng. “Oh!” “ah!” “aha!” cf. similar excl. under 阿 [a1], [a2], [a3], [a4]; 喔 [o1], 哦 [o2]; 嚄 [o3];  [ei1];欸 [ei3]; 誒 [ei4]; 哎，噯 [ai1], [ai3], [ai4]! 恩 [en1]! | |||||
| Words | 1. 啊哈 [a1ha1], excl., aha! 2. 啊呀 [a1ya1], excl., alas oh, my! 3. 啊唷 [a1yo1], excl., oh, my--a groan of pain; an excl. expressing surprise, admiration, oft. mixed with irony. | |||||