那

Translingual

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Han character

那 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸手弓中 (SQNL), four-corner 1752₇, composition ⿰𭃂阝)

Derived characters

• 㑚, 哪, 挪, 娜, 梛

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: 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

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 那
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, 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

Cognate with 若 (OC *njaɡ, “that”), 爾 (MC nyeX, “that”) (Norman, 1988). Also compare (Schuessler, 2007):

• Proto-Mon-Khmer *nɔʔ ~ *nɔh (“this”), whence Khmer នោះ (nuh, “that”), Vietnamese nọ (“that”);
• Khmu (naa, “she”);
• Proto-Tai *najꟲ (“this”), whence Thai นี้ (níi, “this”), Zhuang neix (“this”).

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. 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?

   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.

   That year, I was about ten years old, living in Sichuan Province in a suburb of Chengdu city called Hundred Flowers.

   Antonym: 這／这

2. 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.

   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?

   You don' t like your job? In that case why don' t you leave?

3. (dialectal) so; that

Synonyms

Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. (dated) Alternative form of 哪 (“which; where”)

Compounds

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (Hokkien) more
2. (Hokkien) Indicates two actions happening simultaneously; see 那……那…….

Compounds

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. ^† many; much

   • 不戢不難，受福不那。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     不戢不难，受福不那。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Bù jí bù nán, shòu fú bù nuó.

     Are they not self-restrained? Are they not careful?
     Will they not receive much happiness?

2. ^† beautiful
3. ^† calm; tranquil

   • 王在在鎬，有那其居。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     王在在镐，有那其居。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Wáng zài zài Hào, yǒu nuó qí jū.

     The king is here, here in Hao,
     Dwelling in tranquillity.

4. (historical) Nuo (a state)
5. a surname

Compounds

Etymology 5

Fusion of 如何 (OC *nja ɡaːl) or 奈何 (OC *naːls ɡaːl).

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. ^† how

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. ^† Alternative form of 挪 (nuó, “to move”)

Compounds

Etymology 7

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. ^† Sentence-final interrogative particle.
2. ^† Synonym of 奈 (nài) (clarification of this definition is needed)
3. ^‡ to finish; to end

Compounds

Etymology 8

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. Only used in 那吒, alternative form of 哪吒 (nézhā)

Etymology 9

Pronunciation

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那

1. a surname. Na

Etymology 10

Etymology 11

Contraction of 那麼／那么

Pronunciation

Definitions

那

1. (Xiang) so; such; that

Synonyms

• (Standard) 那麼／那么 (nàme)

References

• “那”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A04204

Japanese

Shinjitai	那
Kyūjitai	那󠄁 那+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	那󠄃 那+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. what

Readings

From Middle Chinese 那 (MC na); compare Mandarin 那 (nuó):

• Go-on: な (na, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: だ (da)

From Middle Chinese 那 (MC naX); compare Mandarin 那 (nǎ):

• Go-on: な (na, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: だ (da)

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: あれ (are, 那); おおい (ōi, 那い); おいて (oite, 那いて); いかでか (ikadeka, 那でか); いかん (ikan, 那); いかんぞ (ikanzo, 那ぞ); どの (dono, 那); とも (tomo, 那); どれ (dore, 那れ); なに (nani, 那); なんぞ (nanzo, 那ぞ); やす (yasu, 那)
• Nanori: とも (tomo); ふゆ (fuyu); やす (yasu)

Compounds

Etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Affix

那(な) • (na) 

1. what, which

Derived terms

• 那辺(なへん) (nahen)
• 那箇(なこ) (nako)

References

Korean

Hanja

那 (eumhun 어찌 나 (eojji na))

1. Hanja form^? of 나 (“that, those”).

Vietnamese

Han character

那: Hán Nôm readings: na, ná, nả, nà

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