乃(nǎi): to be
HSK 7-92 strokes
to be
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- nǎi
- Meaning
- to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 乃 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿹？丿A pregnant woman; compare 孕
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.
How to write 乃 step by step
2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
Words with 乃
Common words using 乃 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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