哪儿
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哪儿 (nǎr) · where
哪儿 (nǎr) means “where”. It is written with 2 characters: 哪 (which) + 儿 (child). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 哪儿 is built
The characters
哪 nǎ · which
What 哪 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 那nà — that
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 那 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你去哪儿？Nǐ qù nǎr?Where are you going?
书店在哪儿？Shūdiàn zài nǎr?Where is the bookshop?
Questions about 哪儿
What does 哪儿 mean?
哪儿 (nǎr) means “where”.
How do you pronounce 哪儿?
哪儿 is pronounced nǎr.
Which HSK level is 哪儿?
哪儿 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 哪里nǎlǐwhere
- 哪些nǎxiēwhich ones
- 哪怕nǎpàeven if
- 哪个nǎgewhich
- 哪nǎwhich
- 儿子érzison
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
- 没事儿méishìrit is all right
- 面条儿miàntiáornoodles
- 那儿nàrthere
Learn 哪儿 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.