WHOLE CHARACTER
哪
which; what; (rhetorical) not at all (我哪里知道)
哪 asks which or what: 哪个, 哪里; after n-ending words it can soften to a particle na, and in 哪吒 it is né.
ZDIC: 形声; the mouth side carries the meaning, 那 the sound.
Character Familiesleft / right
哪
which; what; (rhetorical) not at all (我哪里知道)
哪 asks which or what: 哪个, 哪里; after n-ending words it can soften to a particle na, and in 哪吒 it is né.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级, 四级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声; the mouth side carries the meaning, 那 the sound.
MEANING
口
mouth; opening
Mouth/speech/opening clue; may also be a repeated visual element.
In 哪: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND
那
that
A standalone character in its own right; its sound side role in 哪 shares initial and final with only a tone difference (nà/nǎ).
In 哪: sound Sound side per ZDIC: nà and nǎ share the initial n and final a; only the tone differs (4 vs 3).
Tone 3
- which; what
- (rhetorical) not at all (我哪里知道)
- 哪里where
- 哪儿where (colloquial)
Tone 3variant of nǎ in contractions
- contraction of 哪 and 一, in 哪个, 哪些
- 哪个which one
Tone neutralneutral tone (particle)
- (particle) a variant of 啊 after words ending in n
- 加油干哪keep working hard!
Tone 2
- used in 哪吒 (Nezha)
- 哪吒Nezha, a mythological child god
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