阿 ā
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ā
prefix
prefix to names of people
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: For example, in modern Chinese 阿姨 'aunt' and in old Chinese '阿母' (ABCE '阿'; Guoyu '阿' ā; Kroll 2015 '阿' ā 1, p. 98; Mathews 1931 '阿' p1; Unihan '阿') -
ā
verb
to groan
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '阿' b p1) -
ā
phonetic
a
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '阿' b p1; Unihan '阿') -
ē
verb
to flatter
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 阿附 (Guoyu '阿' ē v 1; Mathews 1931 '阿' d p1) -
ā
interjection
expresses doubt
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Guoyu '阿' ā interjectio; Mathews 1931 '阿' e p1) -
ē
noun
river bank
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '阿' ē 2, p. 98; Mathews 1931 '阿' c p. 1) -
ē
noun
beam; pillar
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 屋檐 (Guoyu '阿' ē n 3; Mathews 1931 '阿' f p1) -
ē
noun
a hillslope; a mound
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 大土丘 (Guoyu '阿' ē n 1; Kroll 2015 '阿' ē 1, p. 98) -
ē
noun
a turning point; a turn; a bend in a river
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '阿' ē n 2; Kroll 2015 '阿' ē 3, p. 98) -
ē
proper noun
E
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '阿' ē n 4) -
ē
verb
to depend on
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 倚靠 (Guoyu '阿' ē v 1) -
ā
particle
a final particle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Same as 啊 (Guoyu '阿' ā particle) -
ē
foreign
e
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: IPA: [ə]; used for the sound in mantras and Indian names (Kroll 2015 '阿' ā 3, p. 98; Unihan '阿') -
ē
noun
a buttress
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '阿' ē 4, p. 98) -
ē
verb
be partial to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '阿' ē 5, p. 98) -
ē
noun
thick silk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '阿' ē 6, p. 98) -
ā
pronoun
this; these
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '阿' ā 2, p. 98) -
ē
foreign
e
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: a; first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, meaning 'un-' or 'not'; a special character in esoteric chanting described in the 大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 “Vairocana Sūtra” as symbolizing 本不生 ādyanutpāda 'non-arising' (BCSD '阿', p. 1202; Ding '阿'; FGDB '阿'; MW 'a'; SH '阿', p. 285; Wikipedia '悉曇文字'; Giebel 2005, p. 42; T 848, Scroll 2, 18.0010a10)
Contained in
- 阿閦如来念诵供养法(阿閦如來念誦供養法) Achu Rulai Niansong Gongyang Fa; Aksobhya Buddha Chanting and Offering Ritual
- 阿耆尼国(阿耆尼國) Kingdom of Agni
- 阿迦瑟 Akanistha
- 阿吒婆拘鬼神大将上佛陀罗尼神呪经(阿吒婆拘鬼神大將上佛陀羅尼神呪經) Spirit Commander Atavaka makes an Offering to the Buddha Dharani Sacred Spell Sutra; A Zha Po Ju Guishen Da Jiang Shang Fotuo Luo Ni Shen Zhou Jing
- 阿沙陀 āṣāḍha
- 阿修罗(阿修羅) asura ; asura
- 长阿含(長阿含) Long Discourses; Dīrghāgama
- 阿唎多罗(阿唎多羅) Arya-Tara
- 陀阿伽陀 Tathagata
- 长阿含经(長阿含經) Dīrgha Āgama; Dīrghāgama; Collection of Long Discourses
- 阿他毘陀 Atharvaveda
- 阿祇儞 Agni
- 阿兰拏(阿蘭拏) a forest retreat; a secluded place to practice; araṇya; arañña; aranya
- 阿么提观音(阿麼提觀音) Abhetri
- 阿支罗(阿支羅) acela; naked
- 佛说阿阇世王经(佛說阿闍世王經) Ajātaśatru kaukṛtya vinodana sūtra
- 舍利弗阿毘昙(舍利弗阿毘曇) Sariputra Abhidharma; Śāriputrā Abhidharma
- 阿迦尼瑟吒 Akanistha
- 阿蜜哩多軍拏里 amritakundali
- 阿那含果 realization of non-returner ; the fruit of Anāgāmin; the fruit of a non-returning
- 杂阿鋡(雜阿鋡) Saṃyukta Āgama
- 支提罗阿部(支提羅阿部) Caitika
- 阿毘目底 resolution; adhimukti
- 阿落刹娑(阿落剎娑) a raksasa
- 阿索罗(阿索羅) asura
- 阿剌耶识(阿剌耶識) ālayavijñāna; alaya consciousness; storehouse consciousness; foundational consciousness
- 阿波摩那阿婆 Apramāṇābha
- 阿閦经(阿閦經) Akṣobhya sūtra
- 阿修罗王(阿修羅王) king of the asuras
- 阿末罗识(阿末羅識) immaculate consciousness
- 阿通沙 Atiśa
- 阿迦尼沙吒 Akanistha
Also contained in
阿姆斯特丹 、 阿狄森氏病 、 阿尔泰语 、 东阿县 、 阿媚 、 阿姜达石窟 、 阿房宫 、 阿勒泰市 、 三阿姨 、 阿卡贝拉 、 阿塞拜疆人 、 阿胶 、 阿丘 、 阿拉伯帝国 、 阿富汗 、 阿鲁群岛 、 阿里骨 、 埃涅阿斯纪 、 阿低利
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Western Dhāraṇī Matrix Vajra Amṛitakuṇḍali Ritual (Xifang Tuoluoni Cang Zhong Jingang Zu Amiliduojunzhali Fa) 西方陀羅尼藏中金剛族阿蜜哩多軍吒利法 — count: 226
- Scroll 1 Sutra of the Unsurpassed Bodhisattva who asks about All Dharmas, Enters the Boundless Dharma Gate Dharani (Zun Sheng Pusa Suo Wen Yiqie Zhu Fa Ru Wuliang Men Tuoluoni Jing) 尊勝菩薩所問一切諸法入無量門陀羅尼經 — count: 122
- Scroll 1 Yaoshi Qi Fo Gongyang Yi Gui Ruyi Wang Jing (Medicine Buddha and Seven Buddhas Liturgy and Sutra) 藥師七佛供養儀軌如意王經 — count: 106
- Scroll 1 Dasheng Bei Fen Tuo Li Jing (Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra) 大乘悲分陀利經 — count: 106
- Scroll 1 Fanyu Qian Zi Wen 梵語千字文 — count: 105
- Scroll 9 Shi Moheyan Lun 釋摩訶衍論 — count: 103
- Scroll 7 Miscellaneous Dhāraṇī Collection 陀羅尼雜集 — count: 101 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Fanyu Za Ming 梵語雜名 — count: 98
- Scroll 21 Mahāsaṃnipātasūtra (Great Compilation) 大方等大集經 — count: 97 , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Mahāsaṅghabhikṣuṇivinaya (Mohe Sengzhi Biqiuni Jie Ben) 摩訶僧祇比丘尼戒本 — count: 92