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哪 nǎ — “which”
How to write and say the Chinese character 哪 (nǎ), which means which — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.
Pinyin · 拼音 nǎ
Meaning · 意思 which
Strokes · 笔画 9
Radical · 部首 口 (mouth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
哪 is written with 9 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
口 (mouth) hints at the meaning, and 那 lends its sound — together they make 哪.
A common word常用词
哪里
where?
Example sentence例句
你住在哪里？
Where do you live?
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.