| 阿 |
ā zhái | homebody; geek; nerd; otaku |
| 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 |
| 宅 |
zhái | residence / (coll.) to stay in at home / to hang around at home |