ㄚ = a

ㄚ is a final: the vowel part at the end of a syllable. In pinyin it is written a.

Pinyin aIPA /a/Final · Simple finals3 strokesFrom 丫

How to say it

Open wide: “ah”.

Where it comes from

ㄚ comes from the character 丫. Zhuyin symbols were made from parts of old characters in the 1910s.

Stroke order, step by step

Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.

Stroke 1

Stroke 2

Stroke 3

八

ㄅㄚ

bā · eight; all sides · TOCFL Novice 1

爸

ㄅㄚˋ

bà · dad

媽

ㄇㄚ

mā · Mom; mother

罵

ㄇㄚˋ

mà · to scold; to curse

麻

ㄇㄚˊ

má · Hemp; flax

拔

ㄅㄚˊ

bá · To pull out; to extract

Zhuyin Pro teaches ㄚ with sound, mouth diagrams, tracing and real words. Then it reminds you before you forget.