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阿布

Ābù
proper noun #31,314

Meanings

  1. 1 Abu (foreign name fragment, e.g. Roman Abramovich '阿布拉莫维奇' / shortform Abu)
  2. 2 Abu, the monkey from Disney's Aladdin
  3. 3 affectionate Chinese-style nickname using the 阿- prefix

Examples

HSK 3
球迷亲切地称切尔西老板为阿布。
Qiúmí qīnqiè de chēng Qiē'ěrxī lǎobǎn wéi Ābù.
Fans affectionately call the Chelsea owner 'Abu.'
HSK 5
阿布是阿拉丁的小猴子。
Ābù shì Ālādīng de xiǎo hóuzi.
Abu is Aladdin's little monkey.

Tips

culture
阿布 (Ābù) carries three live senses in Chinese media: (1) the universal nickname for Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich (full transliteration 罗曼·阿布拉莫维奇 - Chinese sports media shortened to just 阿布 during his Chelsea-owning years); (2) Abu the monkey in Disney's 《阿拉丁》 (Aladdin); (3) generic Arabic given-name fragment 'Abu' meaning 'father of'. 阿 is also the everyday Chinese diminutive prefix (阿明 'Ming-y'), which gives 阿布 a friendly feel even on top of its phonetic role.
memory
The 阿- prefix in Chinese is usually informal and warm (think English '-y' on Tommy/Jenny). That's a coincidence: Arabic 'abu' means 'father' and the Chinese 阿- means a friendly diminutive - but the resulting Chinese word feels casual either way.

Stroke Order

阿 ā
布 bù