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= n + a4
battle cry
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na = n + a5
sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne5 a5] or variant of 哪[na5])
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How to pronounce 呐

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
+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

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

呐 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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nèi = n + ei4
inside / inner / internal / within / interior
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Characters with 呐 as component

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

shout / rallying cry / cheering / to shout
to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on / to give support to
suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭[la3 ba5]

Sentences with 呐

zhēn
shì
sǎo
xìng
de
hěn
na

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