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that

HSK 1 N1
ナ、ダ
なに、なんぞ、いかん
Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and 冄 represents the sound.
Components
Phonetic component
rǎn tender
冄 is a component form of 冉.
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Meaning component
city (right)
area
⻏ is a component form of 邑.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Nā]
surname Na
[Nuó]
surname Nuo
[nǎ]
variant of 哪[nǎ]
[nà]
that; those; then (in that case); commonly pr. [nèi] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
[nuó]
(archaic) many; beautiful; how; old variant of 挪[nuó]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
Da surname
Na surname