拿
ná HSK1

take

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approved by Peter Olson · Nov 2, 2020, 06:34 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 2, 2020, 06:34 PM

copy old pronunciation from 拏

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Originally written as a hand (手) taking an object. Later written as 拏 with the phonetic 奴 component added. Later the 奴 component was corrupted to 合.

Components

奴
奴 Sound component
nú slave

Later corrupted to the visually similar character 合.

手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode