迺

迺 · nǎi

then, thereupon, only then

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
nǎi
Cantonese
naai5
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

then, thereupon, only then

Dictionary definitions & readings

迺 nǎi · variant of 乃 nǎi (used as a surname, in given names or in place names)

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
63827.100:nǎi Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0814.031,0814.070:nǎi Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
261.070:nǎi Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ダイ ナイ すなわち の Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
내:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
即由 奴亥 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
YMCW Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
1140.6 3130.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1256.040 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
274.17 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0946a Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8FFA
Radical
辵 · 162
Strokes
9
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6807

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsjuw · 即由 · 流開三平尤精 · #992
Middle Chinese
nojX · 奴亥 · 蟹開一上咍泥 · #1449

PHONO-ML, source line 7846; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1316.104
kDaeJaweon
1739.220
kGSR
0946a
kHanYu
63827.100
kIRGDaeJaweon
1739.220
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
63827.100
kIRGKangXi
1256.040
kKangXi
1256.040
kMatthews
4612
kMorohashi
38831 38831:E0102
kSBGY
274.17
kSMSZD2003Index
695.03
kCangjie
YMCW
kFourCornerCode
1140.6 3130.6
kHKGlyph
4099
kMojiJoho
MJ025868 MJ025868:E0102 MJ025867:E0103
kPhonetic
1112
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
AGTHM
kIRG_GSource
GKX-1256.04
kIRG_HSource
HB1-B069
kIRG_JSource
J0-6D72
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7D67
kIRG_KSource
K1-5C3B
kIRG_TSource
T1-584E
kRSUnicode
162.6
kTotalStrokes
9
kBigFive
B069
kCCCII
33303A
kCNS1986
1-584E
kCNS1992
1-584E
kEACC
33303A
kJis0
7782
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
6621
kTGH
2013:6807
kTaiwanTelegraph
6621
kXerox
316:102
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+6897+146.6.4 C+6897+162.4.6 V+14229+146.6.3 V+14229+162.3.6
kCantonese
naai5
kDefinition
then, thereupon, only then
kFanqie
即由 奴亥
kHangul
내:1N
kHanyuPinyin
63827.100:nǎi
kJapanese
ダイ ナイ すなわち の
kJapaneseKun
SUNAWACHI NO
kJapaneseOn
DAI NAI
kKorean
NAY
kMandarin
nǎi
kTGHZ2013
261.070:nǎi
kXHC1983
0814.031,0814.070:nǎi
kSemanticVariant
U+4E43<kMatthews U+5EFC<kMatthews

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 迺0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿺ Lower-left enclosure

Shape description
辶 wraps around 西 from the lower left · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿺辶西$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿺辶西$(GHTJKP)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.