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Chinese symbol for “anywhere”

哪里
nǎ lǐ
Traditional: 哪裏
where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anywhere is 哪里 (nǎ lǐ), defined as: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

哪 nǎ
which? where? how?
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes
里 lǐ
unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
radical 166 ⾥ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “anywhere”

WordPinyinMeaning
哪儿 (哪兒)nǎ rwhere?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere
随处 (隨處)suí chùeverywhere; anywhere
无论何处 (無論何處)wú lùn hé chùanywhere; wherever
每处 (每處)měi chùeverywhere; anywhere

Related words

Other words that share a character with 哪里.

WordPinyinMeaning
哪个 (哪個)nǎ gewhich; who
哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?; who?
哪儿 (哪兒)nǎ rwhere?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere
哪怕nǎ pàeven; even if
这里 (這裏)zhè lǐvariant of 这里 (zhè lǐ)
那里 (那裏)nà lithere; that place

See also: Japanese symbol for “anywhere”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.