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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
nǎi - to be
- thus
- so
- therefore
- then
- only
- thereupon
nǎi - variant of 乃[nai3]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 8,612 3,014 1,975

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿹? 丿

Radical:

丿

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A pregnant woman; compare 孕

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
木乃伊 - - 7,012 30,257 26,414
- 8 8,612 3,014 1,975
乃是 - - 16,557 7,390 13,291
康乃馨 - - 21,430 44,776 33,820
乃至 - 9 26,370 4,555 11,153
安乃近 - - 71,325 - -
美乃滋 - - 88,432 - -
西乃山 - - 95,235 - -