= n + a3
how / which
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na = n + a5
(emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊[a5] after a word ending in "n")
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= n + e2
used in 哪吒[Ne2 zha1] / Taiwan pr. [nuo2]
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něi = n + ei3
which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
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How to pronounce 哪

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a5 final

On the ashram’s roof.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ei3 final

In the Eiffel Tower’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

哪 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= n + a1
surname Na
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nuó = nu + o2
surname Nuo
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= n + a3
variant of 哪[na3]
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= n + a4
that / those / then (in that case) / commonly pr. [nei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
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nuó = nu + o2
(archaic) many / beautiful / how / old variant of 挪[nuo2]
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Characters with 哪 as component

哪 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 哪

where? / wherever / anywhere
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡|哪里
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment

Sentences with 哪

yǒu
néng
de
fang

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/ na / / něi

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