哪(nǎ)

HSK 19 strokes
Readingsnǎnanǎinéněi

how

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Character information

Pinyin
nǎ / na / nǎi / né / něi
Meaning
how; which
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 哪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口那

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 那 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu那nà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 哪 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 哪

Common words using 哪 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

nǎ哪xiē些
HSK 1

which ones?; who?; what?

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nǎ哪ér儿
HSK 1

where?

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nǎ哪lǐ里
HSK 1

where?

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nǎ哪pà怕
HSK 4

even

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nǎ哪gè个

which; who

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nǎ哪xiàng像

unlike; in contrast to

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né哪zhā吒

Nezha, protection deity

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nǎ哪mén门zǐ子

(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what

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些儿里怕个像吒门

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