那

nà
HSK 1
#38 most
frequent character
that, those, then (in that case)
pronoun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

那 has a meaning part 񁍍 for a political entity and a sound part 񁣂 rǎn. It first named an ancient state. The sense grew to 'that place; there' and then to 'that; those'. The sound link is not clear in Mandarin.

那 as a component in other characters

sound3 characters
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Example Sentences

那是我的书。
nàshì wǒde shū 。
That is my book.
你想要那件衣服吗？
nǐ xiǎngyào nàjiàn yīfú ma ？
Do you want that piece of clothing?
那时候我还很小。
nà shíhòu wǒhuán hěnxiǎo 。
I was very young at that time.

Grammar Points

HSK 2
Measure words with "this" and "that"
HSK 2
The filler word "neige"
HSK 3
Adjectives with "name" and "zheme"
HSK 3
Expressing "then…" with "name"

Same Characters, Different Readings

那Na1
surname Na
那Nuo2
surname Nuo
那nǎ
variant of 哪[na3]
那nuó
(archaic) many, beautiful, how

Homophones

娜nà
(phonetic na)
纳nà
to receive, to accept, to enjoy

Words Starting With 那

那儿nà r
there

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I, you, he, she, they, self-referential terms, and polite forms of address.
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