乃 — Chinese character
乃
nǎi
then; really, indeed, after all
- Pinyin
- nǎi
- Radical
- 4 ⼃ (Slash)
- Strokes
- 2
- Components
- 丿
- Formation
- ideographic — A pregnant woman; compare 孕
- Japanese
- 乃 as a kanji
Common words with 乃
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乃至 | nǎi zhì | and even; to go so far as to |
| 乃是 | nǎi shì | equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì) |
| 木乃伊 | mù nǎi yī | (loanword) mummy (preserved corpse) |
| 康乃馨 | kāng nǎi xīn | carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword) |
| 乃尔 (乃爾) | nǎi ěr | thus; like this |
| 美乃滋 | měi nǎi zī | mayonnaise (loanword) (Tw) |
| 乃们 (乃們) | nǎi men | you (plural) (slang alternative for 你们 (nǐ men)) |
| 安乃近 | ān nǎi jìn | analgin (loanword) |
| 欸乃 | ǎi nǎi | (onom.) (literary) the creaking of a stern-mounted oar |
| 木乃伊化 | mù nǎi yī huà | to mummify; mummification |
English words written with 乃
乃 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 12 · Analects 3 · Art of War 3 · I Ching 9 · Mencius 13 · Zhuangzi 83
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 54
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 65
- Analects 6.1
- Analects 14.34
- Analects 16.1
- Art of War 1.16
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