DICTIONARY
The Chinese word na - 拿 - ná
(to take in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
ná
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English translations
to take, to hold
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 拿 ( ná ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese character of ná is identical with the modern (simplified) character displayed above.
Chinese example sentence with 拿 ( na / ná ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing bang wo na yixia zhege bao.
Qǐng bāng wǒ ná yīxià zhège bāo.
请帮我拿一下这个包。
– English translation: Please hold this bag for me for a moment.
Character complexity
拿 is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
a hand | memory aid: an object in
拿 ( na / ná ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 436)
拿 ( na / ná ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 436)
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