| 阿 | 
ā xiāng | (coll.) country folk / rustic / see also 乡下人 | 
| 阿 | 
Ā | abbr. for country names that begin with 阿: Algeria 阿尔及利亚, Afghanistan 阿富汗 etc | 
| 阿 | 
ā | prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4] | 
| 阿 | 
ē | (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with | 
|  乡 | 
xiāng | country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit) |