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乃 (Kangxi radical 4, 丿+1, 2 strokes, cangjie input 弓竹尸 (NHS), four-corner 17227, composition ⿹㇡丿)
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Shang | Western Zhou | Spring and Autumn | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) | ||||
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Shizhoupian script | Ancient script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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From ancient 𠄎.
Variety | Location | 乃 |
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Mandarin | Beijing | /nai²¹⁴/ |
Harbin | /nai²¹³/ | |
Tianjin | /nai¹³/ | |
Jinan | /nɛ⁵⁵/ | |
Qingdao | /nɛ⁵⁵/ | |
Zhengzhou | /nai⁵³/ | |
Xi'an | /nai⁵³/ | |
Xining | /nɛ⁵³/ | |
Yinchuan | /nɛ¹³/ | |
Lanzhou | /lɛ⁴⁴²/ | |
Ürümqi | /nai⁵¹/ | |
Wuhan | /nai⁴²/ | |
Chengdu | /nai⁵³/ | |
Guiyang | /nai⁴²/ | |
Kunming | /næ⁵³/ | |
Nanjing | /lae²¹²/ | |
Hefei | /le̞²⁴/ | |
Jin | Taiyuan | /nai⁵³/ |
Pingyao | /næ⁵³/ | |
Hohhot | /nɛ⁵³/ | |
Wu | Shanghai | /na²³/ |
Suzhou | /ne̞⁵¹/ | |
Hangzhou | /ne̞⁵³/ | |
Wenzhou | /na³⁵/ | |
Hui | Shexian | /na³⁵/ |
Tunxi | ||
Xiang | Changsha | /lai⁴¹/ |
Xiangtan | /nai⁴²/ | |
Gan | Nanchang | /lai²¹³/ |
Hakka | Meixian | /nai⁴⁴/ |
Taoyuan | /nɑi²⁴/ | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | /nai²³/ |
Nanning | /nai²⁴/ | |
Hong Kong | /nai²³/ | |
Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /nai⁵³/ |
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /nai³²/ | |
Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /nai²¹/ | |
Shantou (Teochew) | /nãi⁵³/ | |
Haikou (Hainanese) | /nai²¹³/ |
乃
乃
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Alternative reading as in 欸乃, compare Mandarin ǎoǎi, Cantonese oi1 oi2:
乃 (*nwoy-)
乃: Hán Việt readings: nãi, ái
乃: Nôm readings: náy, nãy, nảy, nải, nấy, nới