Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search Read this way 582 entries, showing the closest 20. a, ā, á, ǎ, à 啊 modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent ā, ē 阿 prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity ā 锕 actinium (chemistry) ā 錒 actinium (chemistry) ā 吖 (used in transliterating chemical names) āgē 阿哥 elder brother ālābó 阿拉伯 Arabian āgēntíng 阿根廷 Argentina āfùhàn 阿富汗 Afghanistan ālǐ 阿里 Ali ālābórén 阿拉伯人 Arab āmàn 阿曼 Oman āěrjílìyà 阿尔及利亚 Algeria āěrjílìyà 阿爾及利亞 Algeria āyo 啊哟 interjection of surprise or pain āyo 啊喲 interjection of surprise or pain āsēnnà 阿森纳 Arsenal Football Club āsēnnà 阿森納 Arsenal Football Club āěrbāníyà 阿尔巴尼亚 Albania āěrbāníyà 阿爾巴尼亞 Albania In the English definitions 27248 entries, showing the closest 20. le, liǎo 了 marks a completed action jiù 就 (after a suppositional clause) in that case yīge 一个 a yīge 一個 a de, děi, dé 得 links a verb to how it is done gè 个 (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) gè 個 (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) zhī 隻 classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc dǎ, dá 打 a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate") lǎo 老 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity zé 则 (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but zé 則 (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but zhě 者 (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... miànjī 面积 area (of a floor, piece of land etc) miànjī 面積 area (of a floor, piece of land etc) gémìng 革命 to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) yīzhí 一直 straight (in a straight line) xiē 些 classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several jǔxíng 举行 to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) jǔxíng 舉行 to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)