那 U+90A3, 那 ← 邢[U+90A2] CJK Unified Ideographs 邤 →[U+90A4] Stroke order Stroke order
那 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+4, 7 strokes, Cangjie input 尸手弓中 (SQNL), four-corner 17527, composition ⿰𭃂阝)
- 㑚, 哪, 挪, 娜, 梛
- 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
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.
simp. and trad. 那 alternative forms 𨚗
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 [script needed] (naa, “she”);
- Proto-Tai *najꟲ (“this”), whence Thai นี้ (níi, “this”), Zhuang neix (“this”).
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? [Pinyin]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. [Pinyin]That year, I was about ten years old, living in Sichuan Province in a suburb of Chengdu city called Hundred Flowers.
- 那裡面只是一些沒用的傢俱和磁器。 [MSC, trad.]那里面只是一些没用的家俱和磁器。 [MSC, simp.]Nè lǐmiàn zhǐ shì yīxiē méiyòng de jiājù hé cíqì. [Pinyin](please add an English translation of this quotation)
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. [Pinyin]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? [Pinyin]You don’ t like your job? In that case why don’t you leave?
- (dialectal) so; that
simp. and trad. 那 alternative forms 𨚗
那
- (dated) alternative form of 哪 (“which; where”)
simp. and trad. 那 alternative forms 若
那
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (Hokkien) more
- (Hokkien) Indicates two actions happening simultaneously; see 那……那…….
For pronunciation and definitions of 那 – see 㑚 (“(Wu) you”).(This character is a variant form of 㑚).
Contraction of 那麼/那么
那
- (Xiang) so; such; that
- (Standard) 那麼/那么 (nàme)
simp. and trad. 那 alternative forms 𨚉𨙻
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
那
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) 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. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge’s versionBù jí bù nán, shòu fú bù nuó. [Pinyin]Are they not self-restrained? Are they not careful?Will they not receive much happiness?
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) beautiful
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) 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. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge’s versionWáng zài zài Hào, yǒu nuó qí jū. [Pinyin]The king is here, here in Hao,Dwelling in tranquillity.
- (historical) Nuo (a state)
- a surname
simp. and trad. 那 alternative forms 𨚗
Fusion of 如何 (OC *nja ɡaːl) or 奈何 (OC *naːls ɡaːl).
那
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) how
simp. and trad. 那
那
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 挪 (nuó, “to move”)
simp. and trad. 那
那
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Sentence-final interrogative particle.
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) synonym of 奈 (nài) (clarification of this definition is needed)
- (historical dictionaries only) to finish; to end
simp. and trad. 那
那
- used in 那吒, an alternative form of 哪吒
simp. and trad. 那
Clipping of 那拉, from Manchu ᠨᠠᡵᠠ (nara).
那
- a surname, Na 那英 ― Nà Yīng ― Na Ying (Chinese singer)
Derived from Proto-Tai *naːᴬ (“paddy field”) or its descendants, such as Zhuang naz.
那
- Used in place names in southern China
- “那”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 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
Shinjitai 那 Kyūjitai[1][2] 那󠄁那+󠄁?(Adobe-Japan1) 那󠄃那+󠄃?(Hanyo-Denshi)(Moji_Joho) The displayed kanji may be different from the image due to your environment.See here for details.
(Jōyō kanji)
- what
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)
Kanji in this term 那 なGrade: S on’yomi
From Middle Chinese 那 (MC na|naX|naH).
- IPA(key): [na̠]
那(な) • (na)
- what, which
- 那(な)辺(へん) (nahen)
- 那(な)箇(こ) (nako)
那 (eumhun 어찌 나 (eojji na))
- hanja form? of 나 (“that, those”)
那: Hán Nôm readings: na, ná, nả, nà
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