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拿

ná

to take, to hold

to take, to hold
Memory picture

Character

拿 ná

Strokes
10
Radical
手 — hand
Made of
合 to combine, to join, to unite 手 hand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我拿一个苹果。 Wǒ ná yí gè píngguǒ. I'll take an apple.
  • 请拿一杯水。 Qǐng ná yì bēi shuǐ. Please take a glass of water.
  • 我能拿这个吗? Wǒ néng ná zhège ma? Can I take this?

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