Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

how; which; (final part. preceded by N); which (followed by M or Num)

Chinese: 疑问代词,问地点、对象或选择。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “na” becomes a different word in each tone. 哪 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 哪里nǎ lǐwhere?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever
  • 哪儿nǎ rwhere?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere
  • 哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?; who?; what?
  • 哪怕nǎ pàeven; even if; even though; no matter how
  • 哪知道nǎ zhī dàowho would have thought that ...?

Example Sentence

请问,洗手间在哪儿?Qǐng wèn, xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎr?Excuse me, where is the restroom?

请问qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoiletzàiat哪儿nǎ rwhere?