to bring, to grasp, to hold, to take

Radical: 手 HSK 1 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

拿 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 拿

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 拿.

吞拿
tūn ná
tuna (loanword)
哈拿
hā ná
大拿
dà ná
手拿
shǒu ná
拘拿
jū ná
to arrest
拿下
ná xià
拿乔
ná qiáo
pretentious
拿人
ná rén
making things awkward
拿出
ná chū
to take out
拿到
ná dào
to get
拿办
ná bàn
to arrest for punishment
拿大
ná dà
to put on airs

Related characters (radical 手)

Characters that share the radical .

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