哪

哪 (radical 30, 口+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 口尸手中 (RSQL), four-corner 6702₇, composition ⿰口那)

• KangXi: page 190, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3651
• Dae Jaweon: page 410, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 623, character 7
• Unihan data for U+54EA

Written as 那 before the 20th century.

It is generally considered to be the fusion of 奈何 (OC *naːls ɡaːl, “how”) (Wang, 1990; Sun, 1992; Shimura, 1995), usually citing Gu Yanwu's (顧炎武) commentary on Zuozhuan. Lü (1985) distinguishes between “which” (choosing among several choices), which he derives from 若 (OC *njaɡ), and “how” (asking for something), which he considers to be a fusion of 若何 (OC *njaɡ ɡaːl, “how”).

哪

1. which; what

   你更喜歡哪個，這個還是那個？ [MSC, trad.]
   你更喜欢哪个，这个还是那个？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ gèng xǐhuan nǎ ge, zhè ge háishì nà ge? [Pinyin]

   Which do you prefer: this one or that one?

   你是從哪個國家來的？ [MSC, trad.]
   你是从哪个国家来的？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ shì cóng nǎ ge guójiā lái de? [Pinyin]

   Which country are you from?

2. any

   除星期三以外，我哪一天都可以來。 [MSC, trad.]
   除星期三以外，我哪一天都可以来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Chú xīngqīsān yǐwài, wǒ nǎ yī tiān dōu kěyǐ lái. [Pinyin]

   I can come any day except Wednesday.

3. Indefinite determiner.

   他害怕哪天天會塌下來。 [MSC, trad.]
   他害怕哪天天会塌下来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā hàipà nǎ tiān tiān huì tā xiàlái. [Pinyin]

   He is afraid that one day the sky will fall down.

4. where

   你去哪？  ―  Nǐ qù nǎ?  ―  Where are you going?

5. wherever; everywhere

   去哪都行。  ―  Qù nǎ dōu xíng.  ―  I'm fine with going anywhere.

6. how (used in rhetorical questions)

   他哪像個學生。 / 他哪像个学生。  ―  Tā nǎ xiàng ge xuéshēng.  ―  He is nothing like a student!

   我哪知道。  ―  Wǒ nǎ zhīdào.  ―  How should I know?

• 那 (nà)

哪

1. Sentence-final particle, equivalent to 啊 (a).

   他見耶穌行走，就說：「看哪，這是神的羔羊！」 [MSC, trad.]
   他见耶稣行走，就说：“看哪，这是神的羔羊！” [MSC, simp.]

   From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 約翰福音 (John) 1:36

   Tā jiàn Yēsū xíngzǒu, jiù shuō: “Kàn na, zhè shì Shén de gāoyáng!” [Pinyin]

   And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

Only used after words ending in -n.

哪

1. Only used in 哪吒 (Nézhā).

哪

1. Used to indicate something that should be attentioned.

哪

1. Used in personal names.

哪

1. Only used in 哪哪.

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• Go-on: な (na)
• Kan-on: だ (da)

哪 • (na) (hangeul 나, McCune–Reischauer na)

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哪 (ná, nư, na, nạ)

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