那 (nà): That — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Readings & Meanings

那has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

nàna

pron. (代)

thatHSK1

pron./conj. (代、连)

that; thoseHSK 3.0 L1

Stroke Order Diagrams 那

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

那=阝city+刂knife

The knife (刂) cuts through the city (阝) to indicate a distant place — that or there.

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HSK Vocabulary: 那

HSK words that contain this character.

刹那

chà nà

instant; split second

HSK 6

那个

nà ge

that; that one

HSK 3.0 L1

那么

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 那 is used in context

wǒ我

de的

shū书

fàng放

zài在

nà那

lǐ

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HSK 3.0 L2

My book is placed there.

nà那

me么

zuò做

shì是

bú不

duì对

de的

。

Doing it that way is not right.

nà那

tiān天

wǒ我

men们

wán玩

dé得

hěn很

kāi开

xīn心

。

We had a great time that day.

nà那

shì是

wǒ我

de的

shū书

bāo包

。

That is my schoolbag.

nà那

běn本

shū书

hěn很

yǒu有

yì意

si思

。

That book is very interesting.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "na".

nà捺 nà钠 ná拿 nà娜 nǎ哪 nà纳

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "阝".

shao邵 tuó陀 jùn郡 bì陛 lǒng陇 qiu邱

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