那 nà that
that; in that case
怎么记住“那”: 𭃂 tender + 阝 city = that. On a cold city street, the woman points at the most tender cake in the bakery window and says "I want that one."
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound · 假借 borrowed for its sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
那 = 𭃂 tender + 阝 city
- 𭃂 tender sound
- 阝 city meaning
On a cold city street, the woman points at the most tender cake in the bakery window and says "I want that one."
How it came to be
The small seal form puts a sound part beside the sign for a city: it first named a state, and later the word that borrowed it.
用法
- 'That / those': 那个 (nàge) that one, 那里 (nàlǐ) there, 那些 (nàxiē) those.
- Also a discourse 'in that case, then': 那我们走吧 (nà wǒmen zǒu ba) then let's go. Fourth tone, versus 哪 (nǎ) 'which'.
含“那”的汉字
含“那”的词语
例句
- 那是什么东西？ Nà shì shénme dōngxi?What's that?
- 那本书是我的。 Nà běn shū shì wǒ de.That book is mine.
- 我认识那位先生。 Wǒ rènshi nà wèi xiānsheng.I know that gentleman over there.
- 那是我的理想。 Nàshì wǒde lǐxiǎng.That is my ideal.