拿

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拿 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 人口手 (ORQ), four-corner 8050₂, composition ⿱合手)

• 𠌧, 嗱, 𫱗, 𢲡, 𣗯, 鎿(镎), 𫦏

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 429, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12015
• Dae Jaweon: page 777, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1864, character 3
• Unihan data for U+62FF

Historical forms of the character 拿
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Compound of 合手.

A later alternative glyph of 拏 / 拿 (ná) and 挐 for senses related to “to take with hand”. Originally regarded as unorthodox by Zhengzitong and Zihui.

拿

1. to take; to hold; to grasp

   我拿著一杯水／我拿着一杯水  ―  wǒ ná zhe yī bēi shuǐ  ―  I am holding a cup of water.

   別把書拿走。／别把书拿走。  ―  Bié bǎ shū názǒu.  ―  Don't take away the book.

2. to seize; to capture

   嚴拿白撞／严拿白撞 [Cantonese]  ―  jim⁴ naa⁴ baak⁶ zong⁶   ―  Trespassers will be prosecuted.

3. to have a firm grasp of

   拿權／拿权  ―  náquán  ―  to hold the reins

   拿不准  ―  nábùzhǔn  ―  to be unsure

4. to deliberately make things difficult for; to coerce
5. to get; to receive

   拿獎牌／拿奖牌  ―  ná jiǎngpái  ―  to get medals

   我拿了亞軍。／我拿了亚军。  ―  Wǒ ná le yàjūn.  ―  I was the runner-up.

6. to act; to pretend

   拿架子  ―  ná jiàzi  ―  to put on airs

7. by means of; with; by

   拿筆寫字／拿笔写字  ―  ná bǐ xiězì  ―  to write with a pen/pencil

   拿事實證明／拿事实证明  ―  ná shìshí zhèngmíng  ―  prove with facts

8. used to introduce the target of a following verb phrase

   拿我開玩笑／拿我开玩笑  ―  ná wǒ kāiwánxiào  ―  make fun of me

   我拿他沒有辦法。 [MSC, trad.]
   我拿他没有办法。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ ná tā méiyǒu bànfǎ.

   I can't do anything with him.

9. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 嗱
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     拿，我同你講，我就肯定一樣野，就係嗰間房，我入去住嘅時候整嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     拿，我同你讲，我就肯定一样野，就系嗰间房，我入去住嘅时候整嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     naa⁴, ngo⁵ tung⁴ nei⁵ gong², ngo⁵ zau⁶ hang² ding⁶ jat¹ joeng⁶ je⁵, zau⁶ hai⁶ go² gaan¹ fong⁴, ngo⁵ jap⁶ heoi³ zyu⁶ ge³ si⁴ hau⁶ zing² ge³.

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     拿，停車場呢，有無上蓋呢，有疏罅有嘢我記得嘅，#Chinese|]]] [Cantonese, trad.]
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     naa⁴, ting⁴ ce¹ coeng⁴ ne¹, jau⁵ mou⁵ soeng⁶ goi³ ne¹, jau⁵ so¹ laa³ jau⁵ je⁵ ngo⁵ gei³ dak¹ ge³,

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10. (Northern Wu, Northern Min) particle introducing the object of the verb

    老師拿伊批評了一頓。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    老师拿伊批评了一顿。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

    ¹lau-sy ¹nau ⁶yi ¹phi-bin-leq ⁷iq-ten [Wugniu]

    The teacher gave him a scolding.

11. Short for 拿鐵／拿铁 (latte).

    大冰拿  ―  dàbīngná  ―  large (cup of) iced latte

• (to take):

• (with):

• (object marker):

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• On (unclassified): だ (da)、な (na)
• Kun: ひく (hiku, 拿く)

拿 (eumhun 잡을 나 (jabeul na))

1. hanja form^? of 나 (“to take”)

拿: Hán Nôm readings: nã, nạ, nả, nà

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