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娜
Mandarin · pinyin nà#
Meanings · nà
- (phonetic na)
- used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜 Ān nà or Diana 黛安娜 Dài ān nà
Mandarin · pinyin nuó#
Meanings · nuó
- elegant
- graceful
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- 娜
- nà · elegant, graceful, delicate
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Mandarin tones
4 · na4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
naa4 · naa6 · no4 · no5
Cantonese word readings for 娜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- beautiful; graceful
character · Etymology 2
- Used in female personal names.
- Used in transliterations of western feminine names.
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