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萘

nài

Character

What 萘 means

1. naphthalene C10H8

Words starting with 萘

• 萘丸nài wánmothball; naphthalene ball
• 萘醌nài kūnnaphthoquinone (chemistry)

Words containing 萘

• 普萘洛尔pǔ nài luò ěrpropranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure)

Characters that look like 萘

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

• 善shàngood (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed
• 婆pó(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law
• 募mùto canvass for contributions; to collect; to raise; to recruit; to enlist
• 番fān(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that…
• 菩púused in 菩萨; used in 菩提
• 荼túthistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste)

Sounds the same

Read nài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 耐(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
• 奈used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 无奈…
• 螚Eristalis tenax
• 錼neptunium (chemistry) (Tw)
• 柰Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)
• 鼐incense tripod
• 褦ignorant; sun hat