How to Write 喏 (nuò) — Meaning “look / here (interjection)”

Imagine someone saying "No?!" (sounds like nuò) and pointing to something important – that matches the meaning "look! here!". Visualize the right part 若 as a person raising both arms to say "Hey, over here!" while the left mouth radical 口 represents the sound they are making. This connects the pronunciation and the meaning in one scene.

Start with the left radical 口, which is small and compact, then write the right side 若: first the grass radical 艹 (two horizontal strokes, then a vertical), then the rest 右 (a horizontal, a left-falling stroke, and the mouth again). A common mistake is making the left 口 too large or misaligning the two mouths – the left 口 should sit at the upper-middle height of the right component. Keep the stroke order tidy: 口, then 艹, then 一, 丿, 口.

喏 (nuò) means "look! here!" and has 口 plus 若 as a phonetic. 呲 (cī, zī) has 口 plus 此 and often means a sound of teeth grinding or a snort, and its right component 此 is very different. 咠 (qì) has 口 plus 耑 (a face-like shape) and means a low voice or to whisper. Visually, 喏's right side has the grass radical 艹 on top, while 呲 has 此 (stop + compare) and 咠 has a distinct top part (like 耑 without the bottom).

喏 is an interjection used to point something out, like saying "Look!" or "Here!" while handing something to someone. It is informal and appears in spoken Chinese or classical-style writing, but it is rare in daily conversation – you might see it in older texts or in phrases like 喏喏 (yes-yes, indicating polite agreement). Its use is not part of standard HSK vocabulary, so learners mainly encounter it when reading traditional stories or period dramas.

Common words containing 喏 include: 喏 (nuò) — look / here (interjection).