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<p>the difference between 那, 哪 and 娜</p>
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<p>They are very different.</p>
<p>那：that (the opposite of 这，  this)</p>
<p>哪：which, where, how</p>
<p>哪座房子是他们的？<br />
Which house is yours?</p>
<p>你去哪了？<br />
Where did you go? (actually: Which place did you go?)</p>
<p>你能听出这是哪支曲子吗？<br />
Can you hear what tune this is? (actually: Can you hear which tune this is?)</p>
<p>哪：用于反问，表示肯定、否定或加强语气 [why;how]
哪：used in rhetorical questions, expresses affirmation, negation or emphatic tone.</p>
<p>恨恨哪可论?<br />
How can one talk of hatred?</p>
<p>娜: 婀娜( ē'nuó)∶<br />
形容姿态柔美<br />
describes a gentle and beautiful appearance.</p>
<p>高的，苗条的，婀娜多姿的。<br />
Tall, slender and graceful.</p>
<p>Otherwise, 娜 is used in transliterating the na sound in foreign, mainly female, names, like: Anna: 安娜（女子名）.</p>

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Pedroski
<p>&quot;娜&quot;:</p>
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<li>[nuó] elegant, graceful, delicate.  &quot;婀娜[ē nuó]&quot; - (woman's) elegant/graceful/delicate posture/look.</li>
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<li>
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<li>[nà] used in woman's surname name; popular for translating foreign woman's name ending in &quot;na&quot; - &quot;Dianna - 黛安娜&quot;</li>
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r13
<p>The character 娜 (nà) is related to 那 (nà) and 哪 (nǎ) phonetically (i.e., in relation to its pronunciation), and not semantically (i.e., in relation to its meaning).</p>
<p>The character 娜 appears in women's names, like the tennis player <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-sg/%E6%9D%8E%E5%A8%9C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">李娜</a> (Lǐ Nà), or in translitions of names, like 安娜 (Ānnà; a transliteration of &quot;Anna&quot;) and 蒙娜丽莎 (Méngnàlìshā) = Mona Lisa.</p>
<p>I checked a few dictionaries as to what 娜 means (like <a href="https://zd.hwxnet.com/search/hwxE5hwxA8hwx9C.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a>), but all they said was it's used in women's names, and didn't specify any meaning.  <a href="https://www.dong-chinese.com/wiki/%E5%A8%9C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dong-Chinese</a> lists it as:</p>
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<p>elegant, graceful, delicate; (phonetic na); used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An​nà] or Diana 黛安娜[Dài​'ān​nà]</p>
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<p>Here <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-%E9%82%A3-and-%E5%93%AA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-%E9%82%A3-and-%E5%93%AA</a>, I found difference between  那 and 哪. I can recognize 娜 women in the first compound character. Could you confirm the meaning ? Is it something applied for women ?</p>

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What is the difference between 娜, 那 and 哪?
# What is the difference between 娜, 那 and 哪?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-10-07)

Here <https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-%E9%82%A3-and-%E5%93%AA>, I found difference between 那 and 哪. I can recognize 娜 women in the first compound character. Could you confirm the meaning ? Is it something applied for women ?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-10-07. Score: 2

> the difference between 那, 哪 and 娜

They are very different.

那：that (the opposite of 这， this)

哪：which, where, how

哪座房子是他们的？  
Which house is yours?

你去哪了？  
Where did you go? (actually: Which place did you go?)

你能听出这是哪支曲子吗？  
Can you hear what tune this is? (actually: Can you hear which tune this is?)

哪：用于反问，表示肯定、否定或加强语气 [why;how]
哪：used in rhetorical questions, expresses affirmation, negation or emphatic tone.

恨恨哪可论?  
How can one talk of hatred?

娜: 婀娜( ē'nuó)∶  
形容姿态柔美  
describes a gentle and beautiful appearance.

高的，苗条的，婀娜多姿的。  
Tall, slender and graceful.

Otherwise, 娜 is used in transliterating the na sound in foreign, mainly female, names, like: Anna: 安娜（女子名）.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-10-07. Score: 1

"娜":

* 1. [nuó] elegant, graceful, delicate. "婀娜[ē nuó]" - (woman's) elegant/graceful/delicate posture/look.
* 2. [nà] used in woman's surname name; popular for translating foreign woman's name ending in "na" - "Dianna - 黛安娜"


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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-10-07. Score: 0

The character 娜 (nà) is related to 那 (nà) and 哪 (nǎ) phonetically (i.e., in relation to its pronunciation), and not semantically (i.e., in relation to its meaning).

The character 娜 appears in women's names, like the tennis player [李娜](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-sg/%E6%9D%8E%E5%A8%9C) (Lǐ Nà), or in translitions of names, like 安娜 (Ānnà; a transliteration of "Anna") and 蒙娜丽莎 (Méngnàlìshā) = Mona Lisa.

I checked a few dictionaries as to what 娜 means (like [this](https://zd.hwxnet.com/search/hwxE5hwxA8hwx9C.html)), but all they said was it's used in women's names, and didn't specify any meaning. [Dong-Chinese](https://www.dong-chinese.com/wiki/%E5%A8%9C) lists it as:

> elegant, graceful, delicate; (phonetic na); used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An​nà] or Diana 黛安娜[Dài​'ān​nà]


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