Keyword
to be
- then
- really
- indeed
- after all
- Frequency
- #1680
- Strokes
- 2
Readings
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Mnemonic
A pregnant woman; compare 孕
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Used in vocabulary
乃
to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
乃至
and even; to go so far as to
乃是
equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiùshì)
木乃伊
(loanword) mummy (preserved corpse)
康乃馨
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)
乃尔
thus; like this
康乃狄克
Connecticut, US state (Tw)
美乃滋
mayonnaise (loanword) (Tw)
吉木乃县
Jeminay Ciunty, a county in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地区 (ĀlètàiDìqū), Xinjiang
乃们
you (plural) (slang alternative for 你们 (nǐmen))
安乃近
analgin (loanword)
乃堆拉
Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)
西乃山
Mount Sinai
欸乃
(onom.) (literary) the creaking of a stern-mounted oar