哪 (nǎ) — which, where (interrogative)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字

哪 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)

哪＝口＋那

ㄋㄚˇ · nǎ

pron — which, where (interrogative)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義a mouth, the spoken question

那聲nà — gives the soundthe demonstrative "that," also under 娜 and 挪

Tnà → nǎ — same sound, the tone turns to a question

Take "that" (那) and put a mouth (口) beside it: out of the demonstrative comes the spoken question — which one? where? 那 nà gives the sound, the tone tipping up to nǎ: 哪裡、哪個、哪天.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

手指著「那」（那）邊，嘴（口）卻在問——到底是哪一個？

A finger points at "that" (那), but the mouth (口) is asking — which one, exactly?

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)哪裡、哪個— which, where常用

→哪天、哪兒— which day; where (colloquial)常用

⇒哪怕— no matter, even if

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension