| 阿 |
ā xiāng | (coll.) country folk / rustic / see also 乡下人 |
| 阿 |
ā | prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗 "Afghanistan" |
| 阿 |
ē | (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with |
| 乡 |
xiāng | country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit) |