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Translingual
Stroke order
Stroke order
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
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
Old Chinese
那
*naːl, *naːlʔ, *naːls
挪
*naːl
娜
*naːlʔ
柟
*noːm, *njam, *njamʔ
抩
*noːm
聃
*n̥ʰaːm, *n̥ʰaːm
舑
*n̥ʰaːm, *njam
坍
*n̥ʰaːm
髯
*njam, *njams
蚺
*njam
呥
*njam
冉
*njam, *njamʔ
袡
*njam
苒
*njamʔ
姌
*njamʔ, *neːmʔ
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 ):
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : nà , nè , nèi (na4 , ne4 , nei4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄋㄚˋ, ㄋㄜˋ, ㄋㄟˋ
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : нэ (ne, III)
Cantonese (Jyutping ) : naa5 / naa6 / no5
Hakka (Sixian , PFS ) : na
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : nā / nō͘
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : na2
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 1 na
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
Note : naa6, no5 - rare.
Note :
nā - vernacular;
nō͘ - literary.
Definitions
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? 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
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?
( dialectal ) so ; that
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
那 (“that”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
彼 , 其 , 夫 , 爾
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
那 , 該
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
那
Taiwan
那
Chengde
那
Chifeng
那
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
那
Heihe
那
Qiqihar
那
Harbin
那
Jiamusi
那
Baicheng
那
Changchun
那
Tonghua
那
Shenyang
那
Jinzhou
那
Malaysia
那
Singapore
那
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
那
Tangshan
那
Cangzhou
那
Baoding
那
Shijiazhuang
那
Lijin
那 , 乜
Jinan
那
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
那
Dandong
那
Yantai
那 , 乜
Yantai (Muping)
那
Zhucheng
那 , 乜
Central Plains Mandarin
Lingbao
那
Wanrong
𠰻 , 兀3 , 奈
Linfen
兀
Shangqiu
那
Yuanyang
那
Zhengzhou
那
Xinyang
那
Baihe
那
Xi'an
兀3 , 那
Baoji
那
Tianshui
那
Xining
那
Xuzhou
那
Pizhou
那
Lianyungang (Ganyu)
那
Donghai
那
Fuyang
那
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
那 , 呶
Lanzhou
那
Dunhuang
那
Hami
那
Ürümqi
那
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
那
Nanchong
那
Dazhou
那
Hanyuan
那
Xichang
那
Zigong
那
Chongqing
那
Wuhan
那
Yichang
那
Xiangyang
那
Tianmen
那
Guiyang
那
Zunyi
那
Bijie
那
Liping
那
Zhaotong
那
Dali
那
Kunming
那
Mengzi
那
Guilin
那
Liuzhou
那
Jishou
那
Changde
那
Hanzhong
那
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
那
Yangzhou
那
Baoying
那
Taizhou
那
Zhenjiang
那
Lianyungang
那
Huai'an (Huaiyin)
那
Lianshui
那
Nantong
葛
Rugao
那
Yancheng
那
Funing
那
Sihong
那
Wuhu
那 , 顧
Hefei
那
Hong'an
那
Cantonese
Guangzhou
嗰
Hong Kong
嗰
Macau
嗰
Taishan
嚀 , 𡃕
Dongguan
嗰
Yangjiang
那
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
嗰
Singapore (Guangfu)
嗰
Gan
Nanchang
許
Nanchang (Wangcheng)
許
Anyi
爾
Lushan
爾
Pengze
爾
Duchang
爾
Wuning (Quankou)
爾
Poyang
爾
Yugan
爾
Wannian
那
Hengfeng
爾
Yanshan
爾
Leping
恁
Fengxin
許
Wanzai
許
Fengcheng
許
Xinyu
許
Fuzhou (Shangdundu)
恁
Fuzhou (Dongxiang)
恁
Nancheng
階
Nanfeng
許
Yihuang
里
Lichuan
許
Chongren
許
Pingxiang
恁
Ji'an
改
Yongfeng
蓋
Xiajiang
許
Yingtan (Yujiang)
里
Guixi
許
Jinxian
恁
Jinxi
恁
Le'an
許
Guangchang
該
Anfu
改
Wan'an
介
Jing'an
許
Hakka
Changting
解
Shanghang
介
Wuping
解
Liancheng
解
Qingliu
介
Yudu
界
Shangyou (Shexi)
界
Dayu
密
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
該
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
該
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
該
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
該
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
該
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
遐
Hong Kong
哎
Kuching (Hepo)
嗰
Huizhou
Jixi
那
Shexian
那
Wuyuan
箇
Fuliang
爾
Jin
Taiyuan
兀3 , 那
Yangyuan
那
Datong
那
Xinzhou
𠰻
Lüliang (Lishi)
那 , 𠰻
Changzhi
那
Linhe
那
Jining
那
Hohhot
那
Erenhot
那
Pingshan
那
Zhangjiakou
那
Handan
那
Suide
那
Northern Min
Jian'ou
兀4
Songxi
兀4
Zhenghe
兀4
Jianyang
兀4
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
許
Fuzhou (Changle)
許
Lianjiang
許
Fuqing
許
Pingtan
許
Yongtai
許
Minqing
許
Gutian
許
Pingnan
許
Luoyuan
許
Fu'an
許
Xiapu
許
Zherong
那
Shouning
許
Zhouning
許
Fuding
許
Singapore (Fuqing)
許
Southern Min
Xiamen
彼 , 許
Xiamen (Tong'an)
彼
Quanzhou
彼 , 許
Jinjiang
彼
Nan'an
彼
Shishi
彼
Hui'an
彼
Anxi
彼
Yongchun
彼
Dehua
彼
Zhangzhou
彼 , 許
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
彼
Zhangzhou (Changtai)
彼
Hua'an
彼
Nanjing
彼
Pinghe
彼
Zhangpu
彼
Yunxiao
彼
Zhao'an
彼
Dongshan
彼
Taipei
彼
Kaohsiung
彼
Penghu (Xiyu)
那
Singapore (Hokkien)
彼
Manila (Hokkien)
彼 , 許
Datian
彼
Chaozhou
許
Shantou
許
Haifeng
許
Singapore (Teochew)
許
Batam (Teochew)
許
Wenchang
許
Singapore (Hainanese)
許
Shaojiang Min
Guangze
兀4
Mingxi
兀4
Wu
Shanghai
埃 , 伊
Shanghai (Songjiang)
威
Shanghai (Chongming)
艾 , 港 , 葛 also this
Suzhou
歸
Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)
介面
Wuxi
過
Changshu
過
Changzhou
過
Danyang
過
Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun)
古
Wenzhou
許
Shangrao
麼
Yushan
忽
Xiang
Changsha
那
Shuangfeng
喏
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note :
ná - vernacular;
nó͘ - literary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
那
Reading #
2/3
No.
10769
Phonetic component
冉
Rime group
歌
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
橠
Old Chinese
/*naːlʔ/
Definitions
那
( dated ) Alternative form of 哪 ( “ which; where ” )
Compounds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
那
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ( Hokkien ) more
( 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
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
那
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
nuó
Middle Chinese
‹ na ›
Old Chinese
/*nˁar/
English
ample
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
那
Reading #
1/3
No.
10766
Phonetic component
冉
Rime group
歌
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
那
Old Chinese
/*naːl/
Notes
說 文 冄 聲
Definitions
那
† many ; much
† beautiful
† calm ; tranquil
( historical ) Nuo ( a state )
a surname
Compounds
Etymology 5
Fusion of 如何 (OC *nja ɡaːl ) or 奈何 (OC *naːls ɡaːl ).
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
那
Reading #
1/3
No.
10766
Phonetic component
冉
Rime group
歌
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
那
Old Chinese
/*naːl/
Notes
說 文 冄 聲
Definitions
那
† how
Etymology 6
Pronunciation
Definitions
那
† Alternative form of 挪 ( nuó , “ to move ” )
Compounds
Etymology 7
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
那
Reading #
3/3
No.
10770
Phonetic component
冉
Rime group
歌
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
奈
Old Chinese
/*naːls/
Definitions
那
† Sentence-final interrogative particle.
† Synonym of 奈 ( nài ) (clarification of this definition is needed)
‡ to finish ; to end
Compounds
Etymology 8
Pronunciation
Definitions
那
Only used in 那吒 , alternative form of 哪吒 ( Nézhā )
Etymology 9
Pronunciation
Definitions
那
a surname . Na
Etymology 10
For pronunciation and definitions of 那 – see 㑚 (“you ; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 㑚 ).
Etymology 11
Contraction of 那麼 / 那么
Pronunciation
Definitions
那
( Xiang ) so ; such ; that
Synonyms
Etymology 12
Clipping of 那拉 , from Manchu ᠨᠠᡵᠠ ( nara )
Pronunciation
Definitions
那
a surname
那 英 ― Nà Yīng ― Na Ying ( Chinese singer )
References
Japanese
Shinjitai
那
Kyūjitai
那󠄁 那 +󠄁
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
那󠄃 那 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
那
(Jōyō kanji )
what
Readings
From Middle Chinese 那 (MC na ); compare Mandarin 那 ( nuó ) :
From Middle Chinese 那 (MC naX ); compare Mandarin 那 ( nǎ ) :
From native Japanese roots:
Kun : あれ ( are , 那 ) ; おおい ( ō i , 那い ) ; おいて ( o ite , 那いて ) ; いかでか ( ika deka , 那でか ) ; いかん ( ikan , 那 ) ; いかんぞ ( ikan zo , 那ぞ ) ; どの ( dono , 那 ) ; とも ( tomo , 那 ) ; どれ ( do re , 那れ ) ; なに ( nani , 那 ) ; なんぞ ( nan zo , 那ぞ ) ; やす ( yasu , 那 )
Nanori : とも ( tomo ) ; ふゆ ( fuyu ) ; やす ( yasu )
Compounds
Etymology
Pronunciation
Affix
那( な ) • (na )
what , which
Derived terms
References
^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914 ) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō : Kōbunsha, →DOI , page 2137 (paper), page 1120 (digital)
^ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927 ), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Ōsaka : Shōundō, →DOI , page 1234 (paper), page 630 (digital)
Korean
Hanja
那 (eumhun 어찌 나 ( eojji na ) )
Hanja form? of 나 ( “ that , those ” ) .
Vietnamese
Han character
那 : Hán Nôm readings: na , ná , nả , nà
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