| 阿 |
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ā ㄚ (1): 词头：加在亲属称呼或小名的前面。 Prefix used before terms referring to relatives or nicknames.
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ē ㄜ (2.1): 大土山。 Large hill.
| 《·》: | 无矢我陵、我陵我阿。 | | And [the enemy] arrayed no forces on our hills, On our hills, small or large. |
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ē ㄜ (2.2): 山的弯曲处。 Curved part of a mountain.
| 《·》: | 考盘在阿、硕人之薖。 | | He has reared his hut in the bend of the mound, - That large man, with such an air of indifference. |
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ē ㄜ (2.3): 山坡，水边。 Hillside or bank of a river.
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ē ㄜ (3.1): 宫室宗庙四角翘起来的屋檐。这种建筑形式也用于墓穴中的椁上。 Eaves of the ancestral temple which rise up at the four corners (a style also used over the coffin in a grave).
| 《》: | 椁有四阿，棺有翰桧。 | | 《·》: | 殷人重屋，堂修七寻，堂崇三尺，四阿，重屋。 |
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ē ㄜ (3.2): 屋栋，屋脊。 Roof.
| 《·》: | 王宫门阿之制五雉，宫隅之制七雉，城隅之制九雉。 | | 《·》: | 当阿，东面致命。 |
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ē ㄜ (4): 迎合，屈从。 Submit to, cater for.
| 《·》: | 命有司，修群禁，禁外徙，闭门闾，大搜客，断罚刑，杀当罪，阿上乱法者诛。 | | 《·》: | 于是察阿上乱法者则罪之，无有揜蔽。 | | 《·》: | 大臣享其禄，弗谏而阿之，亦必及焉。 |
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ē ㄜ (5.1): 偏袒。 Favor, partiality.
| 《·》: | ‘其直若矢，其易若砥，君子之所履，小人之所视’，若吾言非语道之谓也，古者文武为正，均分赏贤罚暴，勿有亲戚弟兄之所阿 | | "It is straight like an arrow and just like a balance. The superior man follows it, (even) the unprincipled looks on (without resentment)." Thus the principle that I have been expounding is not to be regarded as a mere doctrinaire notion. In the past, when Wen and Wu administered the government both of them rewarded the virtuous and punished the wicked without partiality to their relatives and brothers. | | 《·》: | 古者诛罚不阿亲戚，故天下治。 | | 《·》: | 外不避仇，内不阿亲，贤者予。 | | 《·》: | 彼人臣之公，治官事则不营私家，在公门则不言货利，当公法则不阿亲戚，奉公举贤则不避仇雠，忠于事君，仁于利下，推之以恕道，行之以不党，伊吕是也。 | | 《·》: | 阿有罪，废国法，不可。 | | 《》: | 举过列平，不阿亲戚，不私于外，推身致君，终始一分：臣之事也。 |
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ē ㄜ (5.2): 亲附，亲近。 Intimate, be close with.
| 《》: | 宾曰，寡君命下臣于朝曰：‘阿下执事，臣不敢贰’ |
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ē ㄜ (6): 轻细的丝织物。 Delicate item woven of silk.
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ē ㄜ (7): 迟缓傲慢的应答声。 Delayed and arrogant sound of acceptance.
| 《》: | 绝学无忧，唯之与阿，相去几何？ | | When we renounce learning we have no troubles. The (ready) 'yes,' and (flattering) 'yea;' Small is the difference they display. |
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ē ㄜ (8): 通“婀”：柔软而美丽的样子。 Soft and beautiful appearance.
| 《·》: | 隰桑有阿、其叶有难。 | | In the low, wet grounds, the mulberry trees are beautiful, And their leaves are luxuriant. |
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