哪

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

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 190, character 18
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3651
• Dae Jaweon: page 410, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): 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?

   • 2023, 余淇煥 [Anabela Iu], “如日無光”:

     神祢在哪？ [Literary Cantonese]  ―  san⁴ nei⁵ zoi⁶ naa⁵? [Jyutping]  ―  Where are You, God?

5. wherever; anywhere; everywhere

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

   • 2015, “能不能 [Let Me Stay]”, 鄭懋柔 [Tiffany M. Cheng] (lyrics)‎^[1]:

     我哪都不想去，只想日夜在祢殿中，獻上敬拜，全心全意來愛祢。 [MSC, trad.]
     我哪都不想去，只想日夜在祢殿中，献上敬拜，全心全意来爱祢。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒ nǎ dōu bùxiǎng qù, zhǐ xiǎng rìyè zài Nǐ diàn zhōng, xiànshàng jìngbài, quánxīnquányì lái ài Nǐ. [Pinyin]

     (official translation) There is no other place I would rather be than here, Lord. With all my heart, with all I am, I worship.
     (literal translation) I don't want to go anywhere, but I just want to be in Your house day and night, offering worship, loving You wholeheartedly.

6. (rhetorical question) 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?

   哪會按呢？／哪会按呢？ [Hokkien]  ―  Ná-ē án-ne? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  How could it be?

• (how): 哪裡／哪里 (nǎlǐ), 哪兒／哪儿 (nǎr)

• 那 (nà)

哪

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

   現在形勢還是很嚴峻哪。 [MSC, trad.]
   现在形势还是很严峻哪。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiànzài xíngshì háishì hěn yánjùn na. [Pinyin]

   The current situation is still very grim.

   • 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 noticed.

哪

1. Used in personal names.

哪

1. only used in 哪哪

哪 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)

1. what

   這是哪物件？ [Hokkien, trad.]
   这是哪物件？ [Hokkien, simp.]

   Che sī ná mi̍h-kiāⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   What is this (thing)?

   你來是為著哪事？ [Hokkien, trad.]
   你来是为着哪事？ [Hokkien, simp.]

   Lí lâi sī ūi-tio̍h ná sū? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   For what matter did you come?

2. interjection used to express surprise

   哪！人煞來啊！ [Hokkien, trad.]
   哪！人煞来啊！ [Hokkien, simp.]

   Ná! Lâng soah lâi--a! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Wow! People have surprisingly come!

3. then why; how

   哪敢有？ [Hokkien]  ―  Ná kám ū? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  How could there be?

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• Go-on: な (na)
• Kan-on: だ (da)
• Kun: どっち (dotchi, 哪っち)、どれ (dore, 哪れ)、どちら (dochira, 哪ちら)、どの (dono, 哪の)

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

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哪: Hán Nôm readings: ná, nư, na, nạ

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