Writing
拿 (ná) — how to say "to take" in Chinese
拿
To take
verb
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
拿东西
ná dōngxi
take things
拿书
ná shū
take a book
拿钱
ná qián
take money
Examples
请把那本书拿过来，我想看一下里面的内容。
Please bring that book over, I want to look at the content inside.
把书拿过来。
Bring the book over.
Mnemonic
[ná-] Nala, the lioness from the savannah, decided to take 拿 the sun 🌞 from the sky. She climbed onto a stage with a cross shape, like the top component of the character (⺁), and reached out her paws to grab it. "拿 The sun is mine now!" she roared, feeling an incredible sense of victory.
Frequently asked questions
Chinese word for take
"to take" in Chinese is 拿 (ná).
Na meaning in English
拿 (ná) means "To take".
How is 拿 pronounced?
It is pronounced ná (written as na). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to take" in Chinese characters?
It is written 拿 and has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 拿?
拿 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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