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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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How to pronounce 那

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.

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+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

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= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

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+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

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= n initial

N is for Napoleon.

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+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

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= nu initial

Nu is for Nelson Newt.

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+ o2 final

In the observatory’s kitchen.

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那 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
èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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dāo = d + ao1
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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rǎn = r + an3
variant of 冉[ran3]
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Characters with 那 as component

= 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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Words with 那

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like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case
that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5]
those

Sentences with 那

yǒu
jiǎo
shì
jiǎo
guài
wu
She has a horn! That is the monster!

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