# 那

| 那 | U+90A3, &#37027; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-90A3 |
| ← 邢 [U+90A2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 邤 → [U+90A4] |

## Translingual
### Han character

那 (Kangxi radical 163, 邑+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 尸手弓中 (SQNL), four-corner 1752$_7$, composition ⿰𭃂阝)

#### Derived characters

* 㑚, 哪, 挪, 娜, 梛

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 那
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 那 | *naːl, *naːlʔ, *naːls |
| 挪 | *naːl |
| 娜 | *naːlʔ |
| 柟 | *noːm, *njam, *njamʔ |
| 抩 | *noːm |
| 聃 | *n̥ʰaːm, *n̥ʰaːm |
| 舑 | *n̥ʰaːm, *njam |
| 坍 | *n̥ʰaːm |
| 髯 | *njam, *njams |
| 蚺 | *njam |
| 呥 | *njam |
| 冉 | *njam, *njamʔ |
| 袡 | *njam |
| 苒 | *njamʔ |
| 姌 | *njamʔ, *neːmʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *naːl, *naːlʔ, *naːls): phonetic 冄 (OC *njam, *njamʔ) + semantic 邑 (“city”).
Originally the name of a state; later borrowed for a distal demonstrative.

### Etymology 1

Cognate with 若 (OC *njaɡ, “that”), 爾 (MC nyeX, “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”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): nà, nè, nèi (na$^4$, ne$^4$, nei$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˋ, ㄋㄜˋ, ㄋㄟˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): нэ (ne, III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): naa$^5$ / naa$^6$ / no$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): na
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): nā / nō͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): na$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$na
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nà
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nà
*** Wade–Giles: na$^4$
*** Yale: nà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nah
*** Palladius: на (na)
*** Sinological IPA : /nä⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nè
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nè
*** Wade–Giles: nê$^4$
*** Yale: nè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neh
*** Palladius: нэ (nɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /nɤ⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nèi
*** Wade–Giles: nei$^4$
*** Yale: nèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ney
*** Palladius: нэй (nɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /neɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: нэ (ne, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /nɛ⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: naa$^5$ / naa$^6$ / no$^5$
*** Yale: náh / nah / nóh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: naa$^5$ / naa$^6$ / no$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: na$^5$ / na$^6$ / no$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /naː¹³/, /naː²²/, /nɔː¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: na
*** Hakka Romanization System: na
*** Hagfa Pinyim: na$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /na⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nā
*** Tâi-lô: nā
*** Phofsit Daibuun: na
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /nã²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nã⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /nã³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nō͘
*** Tâi-lô: nōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: no
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /nɔ̃²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nɔ̃⁴¹/
* nā - vernacular;
* nō͘ - literary.
* Middle Chinese: na, naX, naH
Rime :
| Character | 那 | 那 | 那 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) | 泥 (8) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) | 歌 (94) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I | I |
| Fanqie | 諾何切 | 奴可切 | 奴箇切 |
| Baxter | na | naX | naH |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nɑ/ | /nɑ$^X$/ | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nɑ/ | /nɑ$^X$/ | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nɑ/ | /nɑ$^X$/ | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /na/ | /na$^X$/ | /na$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /nɑ/ | /nɑ$^X$/ | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /nɑ/ | /nɑ$^X$/ | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /nɑ/ | /nɑ$^X$/ | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nuó | nuǒ | nuò |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | no$^4$ | no$^5$ | no$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*nˤar/
    (Zhengzhang): /*naːl/, /*naːlʔ/, /*naːls/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | nuó |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ na › |
| Old Chinese | /*nˁar/ |
| English | ample |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 那 | 那 | 那 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 10766 | 10769 | 10770 |
| Phonetic component | 冉 | 冉 | 冉 |
| Rime group | 歌 | 歌 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 那 | 橠 | 奈 |
| Old Chinese | /*naːl/ | /*naːlʔ/ | /*naːls/ |
| Notes | 說文冄聲 | | |

#### Definitions

那
* 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?
       Nǐ wèishénme tèbié tiāo le nà yī ge ne? [Pinyin]
       Why did you choose that one in particular?
       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.
** 2001, Chiung Yao, 情深深雨濛濛, episode 41 (49 episodes version), 林心如 (actor):
       Nè lǐmiàn zhǐ shì yīxiē méiyòng de jiājù hé cíqì. [Pinyin]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Antonym: 這 / 这
* then; in that case
    那我呢？ ― Nà wǒ ne? ― (Then) what about me?
       Ńg, wǒ míngbái le, nà wǒ zuìhǎo yě dǎbàn yī xià. [Pinyin]
       Oh, I see. I'd better dress up then.
       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?
* (dialectal) so; that

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 彼, 其, 夫, 爾 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 那, 該 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 那 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 那 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 那, 乜 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 那, 乜 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 那 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 那, 乜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 𠰻, 兀$_3$, 奈 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 兀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 兀$_3$, 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 那 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 那, 呶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 那 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 那 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 葛 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 那, 顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 那 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 那 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 嚀, 𡃕 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 那 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 嗰 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 嗰 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 許 |
| Gan | Nanchang (Wangcheng) | 許 |
| Gan | Anyi | 爾 |
| Gan | Lushan | 爾 |
| Gan | Pengze | 爾 |
| Gan | Duchang | 爾 |
| Gan | Wuning (Quankou) | 爾 |
| Gan | Poyang | 爾 |
| Gan | Yugan | 爾 |
| Gan | Wannian | 那 |
| Gan | Hengfeng | 爾 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Hekou) | 爾 |
| Gan | Leping | 恁 |
| Gan | Fengxin | 許 |
| Gan | Wanzai | 許 |
| Gan | Fengcheng | 許 |
| Gan | Xinyu | 許 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Shangdundu) | 恁 |
| Gan | Fuzhou (Dongxiang) | 恁 |
| Gan | Nancheng | 階 |
| Gan | Nanfeng | 許 |
| Gan | Yihuang | 里 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 許 |
| Gan | Chongren | 許 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 恁 |
| Gan | Ji'an | 改 |
| Gan | Yongfeng | 蓋 |
| Gan | Xiajiang | 許 |
| Gan | Yingtan (Yujiang) | 里 |
| Gan | Guixi | 許 |
| Gan | Jinxian | 恁 |
| Gan | Jinxi | 恁 |
| Gan | Le'an | 許 |
| Gan | Guangchang | 該 |
| Gan | Anfu | 改 |
| Gan | Wan'an | 介 |
| Gan | Jing'an | 許 |
| Hakka | Changting | 解 |
| Hakka | Shanghang | 介 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 解 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 解 |
| Hakka | Qingliu | 介 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 界 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 界 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 密 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 該 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 該 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 該 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 遐 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 哎 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 嗰 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 那 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 那 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 箇 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 爾 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 兀$_3$, 那 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 那 |
| Jin | Datong | 那 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 𠰻 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 那, 𠰻 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 那 |
| Jin | Linhe | 那 |
| Jin | Jining | 那 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 那 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 那 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 那 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 那 |
| Jin | Handan | 那 |
| Jin | Suide | 那 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 兀$_4$ |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 兀$_4$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 那 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 許 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 那 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 彼, 許 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 彼 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 許 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 許 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 許 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 許 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 許 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 許 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 兀$_4$ |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 兀$_4$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 埃, 伊 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 威 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 艾, 港, 葛 also this |
| Wu | Suzhou | 歸 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 介面 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 過 |
| Wu | Changshu | 過 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 過 |
| Wu | Danyang | 過 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun) | 古 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 許 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 麼 |
| Wu | Yushan | 忽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 那 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 喏 |

#### Compounds

* 一剎那 / 一刹那 (yīchànà)
* 兀那 (wùnà)
* 剎那 / 刹那
* 努那 (nǔnà)
* 印度支那 (Yìndù-Zhīnà)
* 哈瓦那市
* 圭亞那 / 圭亚那 (Guīyànà)
* 安闍那 / 安阇那
* 密支那 (Mìzhīnà)
* 巴特那
* 布那喀
* 式叉摩那 (shìchàmónà)
* 怒那 (nùnà)
* 打那麼 / 打那么
* 支那 (Zhīnà)
* 末那
* 格瑞那達 / 格瑞那达 (Géruìnàdá)
* 桑那浴
* 檀那 (tánnà)
* 毗盧遮那 / 毗卢遮那
* 波布那
* 波札那 (Bōzhánà)
* 波隆那
* 痴那
* 皮西那 (Píxīnà)
* 禪那 / 禅那
* 萬那杜 / 万那杜 (Wànnàdù)
* 納木那尼 / 纳木那尼 (Nàmù Nàní)
* 維那 / 维那 (wéinà)
* 緊那羅 / 紧那罗 (jǐnnàluó)
* 西那畫派 / 西那画派
* 規那 / 规那 (guīnà)
* 貝那芬托 / 贝那芬托
* 辛辛那提 (Xīnxīnnàtí)
* 這個那個 / 这个那个
* 那下
* 那不勒斯 (Nàbùlèsī)
* 那些
* 那兒 / 那儿 (nàr)
* 那卡西 (nàkǎxī)
* 那咱
* 那哈兒 / 那哈儿 (nàhār)
* 那堝兒 / 那埚儿
* 那壁廂 / 那壁厢
* 那字旁 (nàzìpáng)
* 那密比亞 / 那密比亚
* 那就
* 那廝 / 那厮 (nàsī)
* 那搭
* 那是 (nàshì)
* 那時 / 那时 (nàshí)
* 那更
* 那會子 / 那会子 (nàhuìzi)
* 那末 (nàme)
* 那樣 / 那样
* 那樁兒 / 那桩儿
* 那樣子 / 那样子
* 那溜兒 / 那溜儿
* 那爛陀 / 那烂陀
* 那瑪夏 / 那玛夏 (Nàmǎxià)
* 那當兒 / 那当儿
* 那般
* 那裡 / 那里 (nàlǐ)
* 那話兒 / 那话儿 (nàhuàr)
* 那起人
* 那達慕 / 那达慕 (nàdámù)
* 那頭兒 / 那头儿
* 那麼 / 那么 (nàme)
* 那麼著 / 那么著 (nàmezhe)
* 那麼點兒 / 那么点儿
* 阿那含
* 魯米那 / 鲁米那
* 麥地那 / 麦地那 (Màidìnà)
* 麼那 / 么那

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǎ, něi (na$^3$, nei$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˇ, ㄋㄟˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): naa$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ná / nó͘
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǎ
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǎ
*** Wade–Giles: na$^3$
*** Yale: nǎ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: naa
*** Palladius: на (na)
*** Sinological IPA : /nä²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: něi
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: něi
*** Wade–Giles: nei$^3$
*** Yale: něi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neei
*** Palladius: нэй (nɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /neɪ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: naa$^5$
*** Yale: náh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: naa$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: na$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /naː¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ná
*** Tâi-lô: ná
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nar
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nã⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /nã⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nã⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nó͘
*** Tâi-lô: nóo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nor
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /nɔ̃⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
* ná - vernacular;
* nó͘ - literary.
* Middle Chinese: naX
Rime :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 奴可切 |
| Baxter | naX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nɑ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nɑ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nɑ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /na$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /nɑ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /nɑ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /nɑ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nuǒ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | no$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*naːlʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 10769 |
| Phonetic component | 冉 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 橠 |
| Old Chinese | /*naːlʔ/ |

#### Definitions

那
* (dated) Alternative form of 哪 (“which; where”)

#### Compounds

* 那個 / 那个
* 那匡
* 那哼
* 那得 (nǎdé)
* 那怕 (nǎpà)
* 那爭 / 那争
* 那的
* 那等

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ná
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Singapore, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ná
*** Tâi-lô: ná
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nar
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /nã⁴¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /nã⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /nã⁵³/
*** IPA (Singapore): /na⁴²/

#### Definitions

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

#### Compounds

* 那……那……

### Etymology 4

* For pronunciation and definitions of 那 – see 㑚 (“(Wu) you”). (This character is a variant form of 㑚).

### Etymology 5

Contraction of 那麼／那么

#### Pronunciation

* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): la$^4$
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: la$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /la̠⁴⁵/

#### Definitions

那
* (Xiang) so; such; that

##### Synonyms

* (Standard) 那麼／那么 (nàme)

### Etymology 6

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

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nuó (nuo$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): no$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nuó
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nuó
*** Wade–Giles: no$^2$
*** Yale: nwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nuo
*** Palladius: но (no)
*** Sinological IPA : /nu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: no$^4$
*** Yale: nòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: no$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: no$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɔː²¹/
* Middle Chinese: na
Rime :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 諾何切 |
| Baxter | na |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /na/ |
| Li Rong | /nɑ/ |
| Wang Li | /nɑ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /nɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nuó |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | no$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*nˤar/
    (Zhengzhang): /*naːl/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | nuó |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ na › |
| Old Chinese | /*nˁar/ |
| English | ample |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 10766 |
| Phonetic component | 冉 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 那 |
| Old Chinese | /*naːl/ |
| Notes | 說文冄聲 |

#### Definitions

那
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) many; much
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th 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?
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) beautiful
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) calm; tranquil
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th 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.
* (historical) Nuo (a state)
* a surname

#### Compounds

* 婆那娑
* 禪那 / 禅那

### Etymology 7

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

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nuó (nuo$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): no$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nuó
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nuó
*** Wade–Giles: no$^2$
*** Yale: nwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nuo
*** Palladius: но (no)
*** Sinological IPA : /nu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: no$^4$
*** Yale: nòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: no$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: no$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɔː²¹/
* Middle Chinese: na
Rime :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 諾何切 |
| Baxter | na |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /na/ |
| Li Rong | /nɑ/ |
| Wang Li | /nɑ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /nɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nuó |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | no$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*naːl/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 10766 |
| Phonetic component | 冉 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 那 |
| Old Chinese | /*naːl/ |
| Notes | 說文冄聲 |

#### Definitions

那
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) how

### Etymology 8
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nuó (nuo$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄛˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): no$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nuó
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nuó
*** Wade–Giles: no$^2$
*** Yale: nwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nuo
*** Palladius: но (no)
*** Sinological IPA : /nu̯ɔ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: no$^4$
*** Yale: nòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: no$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: no$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɔː²¹/

#### Definitions

那
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 挪 (nuó, “to move”)

#### Compounds

* 掇那
* 那借
* 那動 / 那动
* 那步
* 騰那 / 腾那

### Etymology 9
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nuò (nuo$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄛˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): no$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nuò
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄛˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nuò
*** Wade–Giles: no$^4$
*** Yale: nwò
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nuoh
*** Palladius: но (no)
*** Sinological IPA : /nu̯ɔ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: no$^6$
*** Yale: noh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: no$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: no$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɔː²²/
* Middle Chinese: naH
Rime :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 泥 (8) |
| Final (韻) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 奴箇切 |
| Baxter | naH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /na$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /nɑ$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | nuò |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | no$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*naːls/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 那 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 10770 |
| Phonetic component | 冉 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 奈 |
| Old Chinese | /*naːls/ |

#### Definitions

那
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Sentence-final interrogative particle.
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Synonym of 奈 (nài) (clarification of this definition is needed)
* (historical dictionaries only) to finish; to end

#### Compounds

* 無那 / 无那

### Etymology 10
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): né, nuó (ne$^2$, nuo$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄜˊ, ㄋㄨㄛˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: né
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: né
*** Wade–Giles: nê$^2$
*** Yale: né
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ne
*** Palladius: нэ (nɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /nɤ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nuó
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nuó
*** Wade–Giles: no$^2$
*** Yale: nwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nuo
*** Palladius: но (no)
*** Sinological IPA : /nu̯ɔ³⁵/

#### Definitions

那
* Used in 那吒, an alternative form of 哪吒 (Nézhā).

### Etymology 11

Clipping of 那拉, from Manchu ᠨᠠᡵᠠ (nara)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Nā, Nà (Na$^1$, Na$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚ, ㄋㄚˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): naa$^1$ / no$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Nā
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Na
*** Wade–Giles: Na$^1$
*** Yale: Nā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nha
*** Palladius: На (Na)
*** Sinological IPA : /nä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Nà
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Nà
*** Wade–Giles: Na$^4$
*** Yale: Nà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nah
*** Palladius: На (Na)
*** Sinological IPA : /nä⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: naa$^1$ / no$^1$
*** Yale: nā / nō
*** Cantonese Pinyin: naa$^1$ / no$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: na$^1$ / no$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /naː⁵⁵/, /nɔː⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

那
* a surname, Na
    那英 ― Nà Yīng ― Na Ying (Chinese singer)

### Etymology 12

Derived from Proto-Tai *naːᴬ (“paddy field”) or its descendants, such as Zhuang naz.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nà (na$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄚˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nà
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nà
*** Wade–Giles: na$^4$
*** Yale: nà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nah
*** Palladius: на (na)
*** Sinological IPA : /nä⁵¹/

#### Definitions

那
* Used in place names in southern China

#### Compounds

* 支那 (Zhīnà)
* 那吉
* 那坡 (Nàpō)
* 那堪
* 那彭
* 那思
* 那楠
* 那蒙
* 那隆
* 那馬 / 那马
* 那麗 / 那丽 (Nàlì)
* 那龍 / 那龙

### References

* “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

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 那 |
| Kyūjitai | 那󠄁 那+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 那󠄃 那+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* what

#### Readings

From Middle Chinese 那 (MC na); compare Mandarin 那 (nuó):
* Go-on: な (na, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: だ (da)
From Middle Chinese 那 (MC naX); 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)

#### Compounds

* 伊邪那岐命(いざなぎのみこと) (Izanagi no Mikoto)
* 伊邪那美命(いざなみのみこと) (Izanami no Mikoto)
* 一(いっ)刹(せつ)那(な) (issetsuna)
* 規(き)那(な) (kina)
* 支(し)那(な) (Shina)
* 耆(ジャイ)那(ナ)教(きょう) (Jaina-kyō)
* 少名毘古那神(すくなびこなのかみ) (Sukunabikona no Kami)
* 刹(せつ)那(な) (setsuna)
* 旦(だん)那(な), 檀(だん)那(な) (danna)
* 那(な)智(ち)黒(ぐろ) (nachiguro)
* 那(な)覇(は) (Naha)
* 那(な)辺(へん) (nahen)
* 那(な)由(ゆ)他(た), 那(な)由(ゆ)多(た) (nayuta)
* 那(な)落(らく) (naraku)
* 毘(ビ)廬(ル)遮(シャ)那(ナ)仏(ぶつ) (Birushana butsu)
* 任那(みまな) (Mimana)
* 与(よ)那(な)原(ばる) (Yonabaru)
* 廬(ル)舎(シャ)那(ナ)仏(ぶつ) (Rushana butsu)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 那
* な Grade: S
* on'yomi

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [na̠]

### Affix

那(な) • (na)
* what, which

#### Derived terms

* 那辺(なへん) (nahen)
* 那箇(なこ) (nako)

### References

* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 2137 (paper), page 1120 (digital)
* ↑ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 1234 (paper), page 630 (digital)

## Korean
### Hanja

那 (eumhun 어찌 나 (eojji na))
* hanja form of 나 (“that, those”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

那: Hán Nôm readings: na, ná, nả, nà
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.