What 拿 means
It means take or hold; the phrase sets the exact action. It can also mean catch, use, or control, or mark the tool used.
The related form 拏 is defined in Shuowen Jiezi, a Chinese character dictionary, as “pull or lead.” Song–Yuan drama records 拿 as a popular form.
Ordinary Mandarin; the phrase sets the force.
With a person, 拿 may imply arrest or pressure; check the phrase.
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Who writes 拿
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
3bring it here; use it for a purpose
decide
be especially skilled
Questions people ask
1Why does 拿 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 拿
- Search it as
- na · ná · na2 · 拿主意 · 拏
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
拿CSS
\62FFMandarin Pinyin input
Type na in a Mandarin Pinyin keyboard and select 拿 from the candidate list.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
拿
HTML hex
拿
CSS content
content: "\62FF";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E6%8B%BF
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.