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CHINESE CHARACTER

nǎ

哪

哪

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which

Numbered pinyin
na3
English meanings
det.: which

Stroke practice

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 那.

Meaning & sound clues

口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.

那 is identified as the sound component (nà). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 哪.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰口那

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    nǐ你zài在nǎ哪?

    Where are you?

  2. 02

    nǎ哪gè个shì是nǐ你de的?

    Which one is yours?

  3. 03

    nǎ哪běn本shū书zuìhǎo最好?

    Which book is the best?

  4. 04

    nǐ你shuō说de的shì是nǎ哪gè个?

    Which one are you talking about?

  5. 05

    nǎ哪tiān天yǒu有kōng空?

    Which day are you free?

  6. 06

    cóng从nǎ哪biān边zǒu走?

    Which way do we go?

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 哪些
  • 哪儿
  • 哪怕
  • 哪知道
  • 哪里