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The character "哪" derives from the demonstrative "那", which originally conveyed both indicative and interrogative senses, creating a need for clearer differentiation in written language. By incorporating the speech radical "口" alongside the phonetic component "那", the character assumed a distinct left-right structure specifically designed to denote interrogative functions such as "which" or "where". This etymological shift, rooted in adding a semantic marker to an existing graph, allowed "哪" to specialize as a question word while "那" remained primarily demonstrative, illustrating a deliberate structural adaptation to refine meaning within the lexical system over time.
Example Sentences Hide
你在哪里？
你来自哪个国家？
你最喜欢哪一个季节？
哪些地方是你想去旅游的？
你知不知道这本书是哪位作家写的？
无论你遇到哪种困难，都要保持乐观。
你打算用哪种方案来解决这个问题，哪一种更有效？
他昨天说的那些话，哪一句是真，哪一句是假，我现在都分不清了。