Translingual[edit]
Stroke order
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Stroke order
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Han character[edit]
那 (radical 163, 邑+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸手弓中 (SQNL), four-corner 17527, composition ⿰𭃂阝)
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 1268, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39305
- Dae Jaweon: page 1767, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3760, character 4
- Unihan data for U+90A3
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
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Old Chinese
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那
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*naːl, *naːlʔ, *naːls
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挪
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*naːl
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娜
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*naːlʔ
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柟
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*noːm, *njam, *njamʔ
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抩
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*noːm
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聃
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*n̥ʰaːm, *n̥ʰaːm
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舑
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*n̥ʰaːm, *njam
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坍
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*n̥ʰaːm
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髯
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*njam, *njams
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蚺
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*njam
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呥
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*njam
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冉
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*njam, *njamʔ
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袡
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*njam
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苒
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*njamʔ
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姌
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*njamʔ, *neːmʔ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *naːl, *naːlʔ, *naːls): phonetic 冄 (OC *njam, *njamʔ) + semantic 邑 (“city”).
Originally the name of a state; later borrowed for a distal demonstrative.
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognate with 若 (OC *njaɡ, “that”), 爾 (MC ȵiᴇX, “that”) (Norman, 1988). Also compare (Schuessler, 2007):
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin): nà, nè, nèi (na4, ne4, nei4)
- (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˋ, ㄋㄜˋ, ㄋㄟˋ
- (Dungan, Cyrillic): нэ (ne, III)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): naa5, naa6, no5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): na
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien, POJ): nā / nō͘
- (Teochew, Peng'im): na2
Note: nèi - contraction of
那一 (nàyī), used when it is followed by classifier or numeral + classifier.
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: naa5, naa6, no5
- Yale: náh, nah, nóh
- Cantonese Pinyin: naa5, naa6, no5
- Guangdong Romanization: na5, na6, no5
- Sinological IPA (key): /näː¹³/, /näː²²/, /nɔː¹³/
Note: naa6, no5 - rare.
Note:
- nā - vernacular;
- nō͘ - literary.
Definitions[edit]
那
- that; those
- 那人是誰? / 那人是谁? ― Nà rén shì shéi? ― Who is that person?
- 那是什麼? / 那是什么? ― Nà shì shénme? ― What's that?
你為什麼特別挑了那一個呢? [MSC, trad.]
你为什么特别挑了那一个呢? [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ wèishénme tèbié tiāo le nà yī ge ne? [Pinyin]
- Why did you choose that one in particular?
那年我將近十歲,住在四川成都郊區的百花橋。 [MSC, trad.]
那年我将近十岁,住在四川成都郊区的百花桥。 [MSC, simp.]- From: Dàshuǐ Guòhòu (After the Flood)
- Nà nián wǒ jiāngjìn shí suì, zhù zài Sìchuān Chéngdōu jiāoqū de Bǎihuāqiáo. [Pinyin]
- That year, I was about ten years old, living in Sichuan Province in a suburb of Chengdu city called Hundred Flowers.
- Antonym: 這/这 (zhè)
- then; in that case
- 那我呢? ― Nà wǒ ne? ― (Then) what about me?
嗯,我明白了,那我最好也打扮一下。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Ńg, wǒ míngbái le, nà wǒ zuìhǎo yě dǎbàn yī xià. [Pinyin]
- Oh, I see. I'd better dress up then.
你不喜歡這份工作?那你怎麼不辭掉呢? [MSC, trad.]
你不喜欢这份工作?那你怎么不辞掉呢? [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ bù xǐhuān zhè fèn gōngzuò? Nà nǐ zěnme bù cídiào ne? [Pinyin]
- You don' t like your job? In that case why don' t you leave?
- (dialectal) so; that
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
那 (“that”)
[map]
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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彼, 其, 夫, 爾
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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那, 該
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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那
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Taiwan
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那
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Tianjin
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那
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Malaysia
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那
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Singapore
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那
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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嗰
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Hong Kong
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嗰
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Taishan
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嚀, 𡃕
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Dongguan
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嗰
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Yangjiang
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那
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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嗰
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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嗰
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Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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該
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Liudui (S. Sixian)
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該
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Hsinchu (Hailu)
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該
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Dongshi (Dabu)
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該
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Hsinchu (Raoping)
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該
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Yunlin (Zhao'an)
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遐
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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那
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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兀
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Xinzhou
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𠰻
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Min Dong
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Fuzhou
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許
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Min Nan
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Xiamen
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彼, 許
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Quanzhou
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彼, 許
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Zhangzhou
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彼, 許
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Taipei
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彼
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Kaohsiung
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彼
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Penang (Hokkien)
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彼
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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彼
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Manila (Hokkien)
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彼, 許
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Chaozhou
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許
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Shantou
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許
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Haifeng
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許
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Singapore (Teochew)
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許
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Wenchang
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許
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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許
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Wu
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Shanghai
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埃, 伊
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Wenzhou
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許
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Compounds[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Note:
- ná - vernacular;
- nó͘ - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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那
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Reading #
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2/3
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No.
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10769
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Phonetic component
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冉
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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橠
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Old Chinese
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/*naːlʔ/
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Definitions[edit]
那
- (dated) Alternative form of 哪 (nǎ, “which; where”).
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
那
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Compounds[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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那
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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nuó
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Middle Chinese
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‹ na ›
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Old Chinese
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/*nˁar/
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English
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ample
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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那
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Reading #
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1/3
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No.
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10766
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Phonetic component
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冉
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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那
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Old Chinese
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/*naːl/
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Notes
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說文冄聲
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Definitions[edit]
那
- † many; much
- † beautiful
- † calm; tranquil
- (historical) Nuo (a state)
- A surname.
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 5[edit]
Fusion of 如何 (OC *nja ɡaːl) or 奈何 (OC *naːls ɡaːl).
Pronunciation[edit]
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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那
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Reading #
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1/3
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No.
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10766
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Phonetic component
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冉
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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那
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Old Chinese
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/*naːl/
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Notes
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說文冄聲
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Definitions[edit]
那
- † how
Etymology 6[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
那
- † Alternative form of 挪 (nuó, “to move”).
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 7[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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那
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Reading #
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3/3
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No.
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10770
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Phonetic component
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冉
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Rime group
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歌
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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奈
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Old Chinese
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/*naːls/
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Definitions[edit]
那
- † Sentence-final interrogative particle.
- † Synonym of 奈 (nài). (clarification of this definition is needed)
- ‡ to finish; to end
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 8[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
那
- Only used in 那吒, alternative form of 哪吒 (Nézhā).
Etymology 9[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
那
- A surname. Na
References[edit]
Japanese[edit]
那
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- what
Readings[edit]
Compounds[edit]
那 • (na) (hangeul 나, revised na, McCune–Reischauer na, Yale na)
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Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
那: Hán Nôm readings: na, ná, nả, nà
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