那 — that; the; those
that; the; those; that; then
- Pinyin
- nà · nǎ · nuó · Nā
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Handwriting
- required
This character has more than one reading — nà, nǎ, nuó, Nā — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.
How to write 那: 6 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 那 in the HSK syllabus: 9
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 那nàthat; the; those; that; thenHSK 1
- 那边nàbiānover there; yonderHSK 1
- 那个nàgethat one; that thing; that; menstruation; sexHSK 1
- 那里nàlǐthere; that placeHSK 1
- 那儿nàrthereHSK 1
- 那些nàxiēthoseHSK 1
- 那么nàmelike that; in that way; to that extentHSK 2
- 那样nàyàngthat kind; that sortHSK 2
- 刹那chànàan instant; split second; the twinkling of an eyeHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.