那

那 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸手弓中 (SQNL), four-corner 1752₇, composition ⿰𭃂阝)

• 㑚, 哪, 挪, 娜, 梛

• KangXi: page 1268, character 30
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39305
• Dae Jaweon: page 1767, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3760, character 4
• Unihan data for U+90A3

Historical forms of the character 那
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *naːl, *naːlʔ, *naːls) : phonetic 冄 (OC *njam, *njamʔ) + semantic 邑 (“city”).

Originally the name of a state; later borrowed for a distal demonstrative.

Cognate with 若 (OC *njaɡ, “that”), 爾 (MC ȵiᴇ^X, “that”) (Norman, 1988). Also compare (Schuessler, 2007):

• Proto-Mon-Khmer *nɔʔ ~ *nɔh (“this”), whence Khmer នោះ (nuh, “that”), Vietnamese nọ (“that”);
• Khmu [script needed] (naa, “she”);
• Proto-Tai *najꟲ (“this”), whence Thai นี้ (níi, “this”), Zhuang neix (“this”).

那

1. that; those

   那人是誰？／那人是谁？  ―  Nà rén shì shéi?  ―  Who is that person?

   那是什麼？／那是什么？  ―  Nà shì shénme?  ―  What's that?

   你為什麼特別挑了那一個呢？ [MSC, trad.]
   你为什么特别挑了那一个呢？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ wèishénme tèbié tiāo le nà yī ge ne? [Pinyin]

   Why did you choose that one in particular?

   那年我將近十歲，住在四川成都郊區的百花橋。 [MSC, trad.]
   那年我将近十岁，住在四川成都郊区的百花桥。 [MSC, simp.]

   From: Dàshuǐ Guòhòu (After the Flood)

   Nà nián wǒ jiāngjìn shí suì, zhù zài Sìchuān Chéngdōu jiāoqū de Bǎihuāqiáo. [Pinyin]

   That year, I was about ten years old, living in Sichuan Province in a suburb of Chengdu city called Hundred Flowers.

   Antonym: 這／这 (zhè)

2. then; in that case

   那我呢？  ―  Nà wǒ ne?  ―  (Then) what about me?

   嗯，我明白了，那我最好也打扮一下。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Ńg, wǒ míngbái le, nà wǒ zuìhǎo yě dǎbàn yī xià. [Pinyin]

   Oh, I see. I'd better dress up then.

   你不喜歡這份工作？那你怎麼不辭掉呢？ [MSC, trad.]
   你不喜欢这份工作？那你怎么不辞掉呢？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ bù xǐhuān zhè fèn gōngzuò? Nà nǐ zěnme bù cídiào ne? [Pinyin]

   You don' t like your job? In that case why don' t you leave?

3. (dialectal) so; that

那

1. (dated) Alternative form of 哪 (nǎ, “which; where”).

那

1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (Hokkien) more
2. (Hokkien) Indicates two actions happening simultaneously; see 那……那…….

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

那

1. ^† many; much

   • 不戢不難，受福不那。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     不戢不难，受福不那。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Bù jí bù nán, shòu fú bù nuó. [Pinyin]

     Are they not self-restrained? Are they not careful?
     Will they not receive much happiness?

2. ^† beautiful
3. ^† calm; tranquil

   • 王在在鎬，有那其居。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     王在在镐，有那其居。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Wáng zài zài Hào, yǒu nuó qí jū. [Pinyin]

     The king is here, here in Hao,
     Dwelling in tranquillity.

4. (historical) Nuo (a state)
5. a surname

Fusion of 如何 (OC *nja ɡaːl) or 奈何 (OC *naːls ɡaːl).

那

1. ^† how

那

1. ^† Alternative form of 挪 (nuó, “to move”).

那

1. ^† Sentence-final interrogative particle.
2. ^† Synonym of 奈 (nài). (clarification of this definition is needed)
3. ^‡ to finish; to end

那

1. Only used in 那吒, alternative form of 哪吒 (Nézhā).

那

1. a surname. Na

Contraction of 那麼／那么

那

1. (Xiang) so; such; that

• (Standard) 那麼／那么 (nàme)

• “那”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A04204

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. what

From Middle Chinese 那 (MC nɑ); compare Mandarin 那 (nuó):

• Go-on: な (na, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: だ (da)

From Middle Chinese 那 (MC nɑ^X); compare Mandarin 那 (nǎ):

• Go-on: な (na, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: だ (da)

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: あれ (are, 那); おおい (ōi, 那い); おいて (oite, 那いて); いかでか (ikadeka, 那でか); いかん (ikan, 那); いかんぞ (ikanzo, 那ぞ); どの (dono, 那); とも (tomo, 那); どれ (dore, 那れ); なに (nani, 那); なんぞ (nanzo, 那ぞ); やす (yasu, 那)
• Nanori: とも (tomo); ふゆ (fuyu); やす (yasu)

• IPA^(key): [na̠]

那(な) • (na) 

1. what, which

• 那辺(なへん) (nahen)
• 那箇(なこ) (nako)

那 (eumhun 어찌 나 (eojji na))

1. Hanja form^? of 나 (“that, those”).

那: Hán Nôm readings: na, ná, nả, nà

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