呐 (nà) is a Chinese character meaning “to shout”. It is written from 口 (mouth) and 内 (inside), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
口 + 内
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern decomposition checked against hanzi-writer-data 呐 stroke geometry (口 3 + 内 4 = 7 strokes)
Memory aid
A mouth (口) lets out everything held inside (内) — that burst of sound is a shout.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 呐喊nà hǎnto shout loudly; to cry out呐 = nà
Go deeper
All readings
to shout
to shout; to cry out (used in 呐喊)
大声喊叫，多用于「呐喊」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 呐喊nà hǎnto shout loudly; to cry out呐 = nà
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 呐 mean?
呐 (nà) means to shout; to cry out (used in 呐喊).
How do you pronounce 呐?
It is pronounced nà.
What parts is 呐 made of?
口 (mouth) and 内 (inside), side by side. The recorded source is: modern decomposition checked against hanzi-writer-data 呐 stroke geometry (口 3 + 内 4 = 7 strokes). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 呐 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 呐?
口. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 呐?
Common ones are 呐喊. The reading of 呐 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.