that; those (place, time, or thing); then; in that case (那么)
那 points away from you — that one, that place, then; in 那个 it can contract to nèi.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
The modern shape has a left stroke group beside the place-ear 阝. The group preview separates touching strokes as a visual aid; it is not an exact stroke sequence.
WHOLE CHARACTER
that; those (place, time, or thing); then; in that case (那么)
那 points away from you — that one, that place, then; in 那个 it can contract to nèi.
The modern shape has a left stroke group beside the place-ear 阝. The group preview separates touching strokes as a visual aid; it is not an exact stroke sequence.
LEFT STROKE GROUP (A HOOK, TWO HORIZONTAL STROKES, AND A FALLING STROKE)
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 那: left stroke group (a hook, two horizontal strokes, and a falling stroke) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
MEANING (THE RIGHT PLACE EAR, FROM 邑)
mound/step-hill (阜, the LEFT ear); city/place (邑, the RIGHT ear)
A bound radical form with two shapes: the left ear from 阜 (as in 院), the right ear from 邑 (as in 那, 部). Not a standalone page.
In 那: meaning (the right place ear, from 邑) The right-ear form is the place ear.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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