哪 Stroke Order

哪 [nǎ] 1. Interrogative word, followed by a noun or a numeral, indicating a request for clarification within the scope of inquiry. - Example: 哪样 (which kind); 哪里 (where, a. what place; b. used in rhetorical questions to indicate negation, e.g., "我～～知道？" (How would I know?) "他～～笨啊？" (How could he be so foolish?); c. a humble expression to decline praise). 2. Questioning word, primarily for differentiating among the same type of items ([En.] which). - Example: 哪间房是你的? (Which room is yours?); 哪一年的事? (Which year was it?) 3. Indicates any one ([En.] any). - Example: 生、旦、净、末，哪一门也有很多专家 (In the fields of Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo, there are many experts in any one); 无论哪一处名湖胜景，都比不过这处 (No matter which famous lake scene, none compares to this one). 4. Used for vague reference, indicating an uncertain one ([En.] someone). - Example: 指哪打哪 (Wherever you point, that's where you hit). 5. Adverb used for rhetorical questions to express affirmation, negation, or intensification ([En.] why; how). - Example: 又不是你的东西，哪能随便拿 (It's not your thing, how can you just take it?) 6. A combination sound of "哪" and "一," but the quantity is not limited to one. - Example: 哪个 (which one); 哪年 (which year); 哪会儿 (which moment); 哪些 (which ones). 7. "哪一" as a continuous combination sound, but referring to a quantity not limited to one ([En.] which). - Example: 哪棵树? (Which tree?); 哪帮人? (Which group of people?) 8. A particle indicating the changes in the preceding word's final sound due to the influence of the vocal sound "n." - Example: 加油干～！ (Let’s go for it!) 9. An expression variation of "啊" ([En.] modification of sound of 啊). Used to express astonishment, warning, or pause. Also represented as "那," "嗱." - Example: 心里该有多甜哪! (How sweet it must be in your heart!); 你要留神哪! (You should be careful!); 看哪，禾苗长得多壮 (Look, how strong the seedlings are growing!). 10. Name of a deity in Chinese mythology (with light tone on "吒"). Also see: nǎ; na; nǎi; né; něi.