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Character Decomposition
奈=大+示
Etymology
A man 大 with spirit 示
Meanings
used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as wú nài and mò kě nài hé (literary)
used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
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Words with 奈 79 total
Nara (prefecture and city in Japan)奈良Nài liángNaiman banner or Naiman khoshuu in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia奈曼Nài màn(often used in early vernacular) but alas; however怎奈zěn nàiKenai (Peninsula, Lake, Mountains), Alaska (Tw)基奈Jī nàito do something to sb · to deal with · to cope · how? · to no avail奈何nài héneper (unit of ratio, Np)奈培nài péinanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw) · PRC equivalent: nà miǎo奈秒nài miǎo(Tw) nanometer · nano- (prefix meaning "nanoscale")奈米nài mǐNetflix, American entertainment company奈飞Nài fēi(loanword) cyanide山奈shān nàiCarl Linnaeus · Carl Linné林奈lín nàiChennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu · formerly called Madras钦奈Qīn nàito have no alternative · frustrated · exasperated · helpless · (conjunction) but unfortunately无奈wú nàiKenai (Peninsula, Lake, Mountains), Alaska科奈Kē nàiClaude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter莫奈Mò nàiSinai Peninsula西奈Xī nàito have no alternative; to be helpless没奈何mò nài héNaiman banner or Naiman khoshuu in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia奈曼旗Nài màn qíNairobi, capital of Kenya (Tw)奈洛比Nài luò bǐpotassium cyanide KCN山奈钾shān nài jiǎCornell (University)康奈尔Kāng nài ěrKanagawa (prefecture in Japan)神奈川Shén nài chuānMount Sinai西奈山Xī nài ShānChanel (brand name)香奈儿Xiāng nài ér
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