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呐

nà

Character Traditional 吶

What 呐 means

1. battle cry

Other readings

呐 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• nasentence-final particle (abbr. for {呢啊|ne a} or variant of {哪|na})

Example sentences

• 天呐，真好吃!
  Tiān nà, zhēn hǎochī!
  Oh my god, it's delicious!
• 天呐，这么晚了。
  Tiān nà, zhème wǎn le.
  Geez, it's late.
• 天呐，这幺晚了。
  Geez, it's late.

Words starting with 呐

• 呐喊nà hǎnshout; rallying cry; cheering

Words containing 呐

• 唢呐suǒ nàsuona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes…
• 声呐shēng nàsonar (loanword)
• 摇旗呐喊yáo qí nà hǎnto wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to
• 锁呐suǒ nàvariant of 唢呐

Characters built on 内

These share the phonetic component 内 (nèi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 纳nàto receive; to accept; to enjoy
• 钠nàsodium (chemistry)
• 衲nàcassock; to line
• 肭nàused in 腽肭

Characters that look like 呐

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 纳nàto receive; to accept; to enjoy
• 屿yǔislet
• 吻wěnkiss; to kiss; mouth
• 咆páoto roar
• 呛qiàngto irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent
• 咂zāto sip; to smack one's lips; to taste

Sounds the same

Read nà, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 那(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that…
• 纳to receive; to accept; to enjoy
• 娜(phonetic na); used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜
• 衲cassock; to line
• 捺to press down firmly; to suppress; right-falling stroke in Chinese characters…
• 钠sodium (chemistry)
• 軜inner reins of a 4-horse team
• 肭used in 腽肭