拿

ná

verb HSK 1 #133

Meanings

1 to take
2 to hold
3 to get

Characters

to take; to hold

合 (to join) + 手 (hand) — joining hands together to grasp

Examples

请帮我拿一下。

Qǐng bāng wǒ ná yíxià.

Please help me hold this for a moment.

你拿的是什么？

Nǐ ná de shì shénme?

What are you holding?

我去拿水。

Wǒ qù ná shuǐ.

I'll go get some water.

Tips

history

拿 combines 合 (hé, to close/join) and 手 (shǒu, hand) — bringing the hand together to grasp something.

Stroke Order

拿 ná