娜
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nà / nuó · elegant, graceful, delicate

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Readings & meanings

娜 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

nà

(phonetic na); used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An1 na4] or Diana 黛安娜[Dai4 an1 na4]

卡洛娜kǎ luò nà · calzone
nuó

elegant; graceful

婀娜ē nuó ·
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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女Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 娜 sits in each complete thought.

Shì de, wǒ shì ān nà.是的,我是安娜。

Yes, I am Anna.

Source: Tatoeba #6142033 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì de, wǒ jiào ān nà.是的,我叫安娜。

Yes, my name's Anna.

Source: Tatoeba #8767519 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà biān de nà ge nǚ zǐ shì ān nà.那边的那个女子是安娜。

That woman over there is Ana.

Source: Tatoeba #1423379 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wàng bùliǎo tǎ nī nà de liǎn.我忘不了塔妮娜的脸。

I cannot forget Taninna's face.

Source: Tatoeba #8725291 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú shì kǎ mén, tā shì ān nà.她不是卡門,她是安娜。

She's not Carmen, she's Anna.

Source: Tatoeba #8767522 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiào ān nà, nǐ ne?我叫安娜,你呢?

My name is Anna. What is your name?

Source: Tatoeba #6142034 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 娜 in context

  1. Say nà / nuó, then recall the core meaning: elegant, graceful, delicate.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 卡洛娜 (kǎ luò nà), meaning “calzone”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 娜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.