Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Na Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 190, Entry 18 According to the Sound Collectanea (Jiyun), it is pronounced nuo. The reduplicated form, na na, describes the sound made by a performer in a spirit-exorcising ritual. It is also pronounced nai. This was originally written as the character na, and it functions as a modal particle. According to the Sound Collectanea (Jiyun) and the Categorized Compendium (Leipian), it is pronounced nie. In the form duo na, it serves as a person's name.