何乃

hénǎi
  1. (archaic) why
  2. why

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 何 Hé surname He
=1 何 hé
  1. what
  2. how
  3. why
  4. which
  5. carry
=1 何 hè
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 荷 (“to carry”).
  2. Original form of 荷 (“to carry”).
=1 何 hē
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 呵 (“to scold; to criticise; to denounce”).
  2. Original form of 呵 (“to scold; to criticise; to denounce”).
=2 乃 nǎi
  1. to be
  2. thus
  3. so
  4. therefore
  5. then
  6. only
  7. thereupon
=2 乃 nǎi variant of 乃 nǎi