Ar

Ar (仔 ^† ;  primarily a noun identifier (similar to 子 in Mandarin), among other uses )

Notes

Ar, pronounced similar to R, is a very frequent syllable:

• kawar
• ciawar
• atok'ar

Tone sandhi exception

When a basic tone syllable is followed by "ar", it does not change tone. In some cases, a hyphen may be inserted to preserve the original basic tone in writing to distinguish from another word.

without "ar"	after "ar"
o	o'ar
chiu	chiuar (no apostrophe needed)
hien	hien-ar (not to be confused with hien'ar (hieen-ar))
hviati	hviati'ar
siøfti	siøfti'ar
iaxchi	iaxchi'ar

Siongkoafn

• Frequently-Used Syllables in Frequently-Used Words of Taiwanese Hokkien