懂中文 Dong Chinese

廼

nǎi

then

Evolution

廼 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
廼 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
廼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
廼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Definitions

廼  

nǎi

then, thereupon, only then

乃 (廼) 

nǎi

variant of 乃[nǎi]

Most common words with 廼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

乃

to be

木乃伊

mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)

乃至

and even

乃是

equivalent to either 是[shì] or 就是[jiù​shì]

康乃馨

carnation or clove pink