Writing
哪儿 (nǎr) — how to say "where?" in Chinese
哪儿
Where?
question word
How to use it
Goes where the answer would be; the word order doesn't change.
你去哪儿？
nǐ qù nǎr
Where are you going?
Character composition
哪
which?
儿
son; suffix -r
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
儿
Son, legs
#10 · ér · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Examples
你住哪儿？我住北京。
Where do you live? I live in Beijing.
你去哪儿
Where are you going?
Mnemonic
[nǎr-] Narwhal 🐋 was playing hide and seek with his son (儿) when he wondered, "哪儿 is he hiding?". The magical compass 哪儿 spun wildly, pointing to an underwater cave, leading them to an adventure where the ocean meets the sky.
Frequently asked questions
How to say where in Chinese Mandarin?
"where?" in Chinese is 哪儿 (nǎr).
哪儿 meaning in English
哪儿 (nǎr) means "Where?".
Where in Chinese pinyin?
It is pronounced nǎr (written as nar). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "where?" in Chinese characters?
It is written 哪儿: 哪 has 9 strokes, 儿 has 2 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 哪儿?
哪儿 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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