哪 (nǎ)

which

How 哪 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
Traditional
哪
Simplified
哪 (unchanged)

Components

哪 has 3 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

nǎ
how; which
na
(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)
něi
which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

Common words using 哪

哪兒 nǎr
where?; wherever; anywhere
哪怕 nǎpà
even; even if; even though
哪裏 nǎlǐ
where?; somewhere; anywhere
哪些 nǎxiē
which ones?; who?; what?
哪個 nǎge
which; who
哪吒 nézha
Nezha, protection deity
嗎哪 mǎnǎ
manna (Israelite food)
天哪 tiānna
Good gracious!; For goodness sake!

哪 in a sentence

你想去哪裡吃飯?

Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎlǐ chīfàn?

“Which place do you want to go to eat?”

How common is 哪?

哪 is the 651st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 81.4% of all running text.

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