乃 (naai5 | nai3) : be; only after; therefore; your

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乃

naai5

nai3

[1] [v] be; be indeed; is
[2] [adv] only after; only then
[3] [adv] therefore; so
[4] [pron] your; you; his

Used only in literary context.

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 2

Level: 3

Radical: 丿 (#4)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

乃

This word has been viewed 4568 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th May 2014 02:10

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康乃馨 hong1 naai5 hing1 kang1 nai3 xin1 = carnation

木乃伊 muk6 naai5 ji1 mu4 nai3 yi1 = mummy (preserved corpse)

失敗乃成功之母 sat1 baai6 naai5 sing4 gung1 zi1 mou5 = success comes from failure

美乃滋醬 mei5 naai5 zi1 zoeng3 mei3 nai3 zi1 jiang4 = mayonnaise

乃念 naai5 nim6 nai3 nian4 = in light of..., considering.... 粵

安乃近 on1 naai5 gan6 an1 nai3 jin4 = analgene, analgin

吉木乃 gat1 muk6 naai5 ji2 mu4 nai3 = Jimunai (place in Xinjiang)

乃東 naai5 dung1 nai3 dong1 = Naidong (place in Tibet)

康乃狄 hong1 naai5 dik6 kang1 nai3 di2 = Connecticut

楊乃文 joeng4 naai5 man4 yang2 nai3 wen2 = Faith Yang

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 乃
Unicode code for this character: U+4e43 (off-site link)

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