拿

ná

“To hold” in Chinese is 拿 (ná).

Other characters with the syllable na: see all 5 →

Meaning

to hold
to seize
to catch

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to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
old variant of 拿[na2]
variant of 拿[na2]

Example

汤姆打开鞋柜拿出鞋。

Tom opened the shoe cupboard and took the shoes out.

From 拿出 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 拿

拿出náchūto take outHSK 2 拿到nádàoto getHSK 2 拿走názǒuto take awayHSK 6 拿手náshǒuexpert inHSK 7-9 桑拿sāngná(loanword) saunaHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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