啊 = 口 + 阿

啊 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “exclamatory particle”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 阿 (prefix for people's names).

Keyword: exclamatory particle
Pinyin (Mandarin): ā
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: восклицательная частица

Decomposition

ids

口 mouth
阿 prefix for people's names

How to find 啊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “prefix for people's names”. 啊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 啊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.