拿 ná — to take, to hold, to pick up; to seize, to capture; with, using (as a preposition)

拼音

• ná (second tone, rising)

to take, to hold, to pick up; to seize, to capture; with, using (as a preposition)

字形拆解

• 合meaning partno entry yet合 "to close, to bring together": a lid coming down on a vessel.
• 手meaning partThe hand, written full underneath rather than as 扌.

Mnemonic

Closing 合 over a hand 手: the fingers shutting on something. It is a late character and reads exactly as it looks. Two things to note: 拿 is for things you can pick up — you do not 拿 a person — and it works as a preposition of instrument, 拿筷子吃饭, to eat with chopsticks.

A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.

含“拿”的词

• 拿ná (second tone, rising)用手把东西握住或取来

部首 手 — other characters

• 手shǒu (third tone, dipping)hand; a person good at something (歌手 a singer, 选手 a contestant)
• 找zhǎo (third tone, dipping)to look for, to seek; to call on somebody; to give change
• 换/換huàn (fourth tone, falling)to exchange, to swap, to trade; to change, to replace; to change (money, clothes, trains)