乃

nǎi

n+ǎi·3rd tone

to be · thus

Radical: 丿 Strokes: 2 HSK 7-9

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

之乐九乌丘久乘册乔丸乎乏

Same radical

之乐九乌丘久乘册乔丸乎乏乖么乍

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

A pregnant woman; compare 孕

Meanings

to be

thus

so

therefore

then

only

thereupon

nǎi

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Words with 乃 69 total

thus · like this乃尔nǎi ěr equivalent to either 是 shì or 就是 jiù shì乃是nǎi shì you (plural) (slang alternative for nǐ men)乃们nǎi men and even; to go so far as to乃至nǎi zhì (onom.) (literary) the creaking of a stern-mounted oar欸乃ǎi nǎi Sinai西乃Xī nǎi (loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)木乃伊mù nǎi yī Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)乃堆拉Nǎi duī lā Nedong, a district of Shannan City 山南市, Tibet乃东区Nǎi dōng Qū analgin (loanword)安乃近ān nǎi jìn carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)康乃馨kāng nǎi xīn mayonnaise (loanword) (Tw)美乃滋měi nǎi zī Mount Sinai西乃山Xī nǎi Shān

Idioms with 乃 7 total Chain

what a striking likeness (or similarity) · what a striking similarity there is here何其相似乃尔hé qí xiāng sì nǎi ěr

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