呐

Character

呐 nà · na

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

battle cry

Radical: 口
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 口内
Traditional: 吶
Frequency: #3525 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

nàMain reading naRare reading

nà

na4Main readingHSK 7–9

battle cry CC-CEDICT

Words that use “呐” as nà

呐喊nà hǎnto shout loudly, often with other people at the same timeWordHSK 7–9 唢呐suǒ nàsuona, Chinese shawmWord 声呐shēng nàsonarWord

锁呐suǒ nàsuona, Chinese shawmVariant of 唢呐WordUnreviewed

摇旗呐喊yáo qí nà hǎnto wave flags and shout battle criesWord

na

na5Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is nà.

sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊 (ne a) or variant of 哪 (na)) CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

Practice writing 呐

Draw “呐” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

时间不早了呐。
shí jiān bù zǎo le na
It's getting late, you know.
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你要好好吃饭呐。
nǐ yào hǎo hǎo chī fàn na
You should eat well, okay?
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这个字很难写呐。
zhè ge zì hěn nán xiě na
This character is really hard to write!
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Same radical 口

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