阿 Traditional form: 阿 Pinyin (reading): A Definitions: abbr. for country names that begin with 阿 (ā): Algeria 阿爾及利亞/阿尔及利亚 ( Aěrjílìyà), Afghanistan 阿富汗 ( Afùhàn) etc Characters: 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations Traditional characters: 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations