吖

吖 · ā

used in translation; (Cant.) final particle

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
ā
Cantonese
aa1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

used in translation; (Cant.) final particle

Dictionary definitions & readings

吖 ā · (used in transliterating chemical names)

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
10584.020:yā,ā Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
001.010:ā Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
ā粵aa1 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
RCL Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
6802 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0177.021 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5416
Radical
口 · 30
Strokes
6
Residual strokes
3
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6532

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

6 strokes
吖
Strokes
6
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

6 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCheungBauerIndex
347.04
kCowles
1
kHanYu
10584.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10584.020
kIRGKangXi
0177.021
kKangXi
0177.021
kLau
2
kMeyerWempe
2
kSMSZD2003Index
91.08
kCangjie
RCL
kCheungBauer
030/03;RCL;aa1
kFourCornerCode
6802
kPhonetic
1*
kUnihanCore2020
GH
kIICore
CH
kIRG_GSource
G0-5F39
kIRG_HSource
H-9DEC
kIRG_TSource
T3-2334
kRSUnicode
30.3
kTotalStrokes
6
kCCCII
236D2B
kCNS1986
E-2334
kCNS1992
3-2334
kEACC
705F39
kGB0
6325
kGB1
6325
kTGH
2013:6532
kXerox
317:172
kCantonese
aa1
kDefinition
used in translation; (Cant.) final particle
kHanyuPinyin
10584.020:yā,ā
kMandarin
ā
kSMSZD2003Readings
ā粵aa1
kTGHZ2013
001.010:ā

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
5dictionary records using 吖0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
口 beside 丫 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿰口丫$(GHT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰口丫$(GHT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.