• 651st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (na3)how • which
2. na (na5)(particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)
3. něi (nei3)which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (na3)The component is pronounced as '' (na3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (na3)The component is pronounced as '' (na4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for na (na5)The component is pronounced as '' (na3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for na (na5)The component is pronounced as '' (na4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for něi (nei3)The component is pronounced as '' (na3). It has the same pinyin initial.
6. Pronunciation clue for něi (nei3)The component is pronounced as '' (na4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

哪里 (哪裏)

Uncommon

哪些 
哪儿 (哪兒)
哪怕 
天哪 

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  • 5256th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhā (zha1)used for the sound "zha" in certain names
2. zhà (zha4)variant of 咤[zha4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhā (zha1)The component is pronounced as 'zhé' (zhe2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhā (zha1)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for zhà (zha4)The component is pronounced as 'zhé' (zhe2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for zhà (zha4)The component is pronounced as '' (ya4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Uncommon

哪吒 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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