| 阿 |
ā yí | maternal aunt / step-mother / childcare worker / nursemaid / woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) / CL:个 |
| 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 |
| 姨 |
yí | mother's sister / aunt |