那些

Why does 那些 look like this?

This is a two-character word. '那' (nà) is the radical '⻁' (city) + '𠂇', originally referring to a place name, now meaning 'that'. '些' (xiē) combines '此' (this) + '二' (two/multiple), indicating a small plural amount. Together, they point to 'those' specific items.