• 644th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (na2)to hold • to seize • to catch • to apprehend • to take

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

拿来 (拿來)

Uncommon

加拿大 
拿下 
拿出 
拿手 
拿破仑 (拿破侖)
拿走 
拿起 
拿铁 (拿鐵)
桑拿 

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  • 777th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 167 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tiě (Tie3)surname Tie
2. tiě (tie3)iron (metal) • arms • weapons • hard • strong • violent • unshakeable • determined • close • tight (slang)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

地铁 (地鐵)
地铁站 (地鐵站)
铁杆 (鐵桿)
铁石心肠 (鐵石心腸)
铁路 (鐵路)
铁面 (鐵面)
高铁 (高鐵)

Uncommon

恨铁不成钢 (恨鐡不成鋼)
打铁 (打鐵)
拿铁 (拿鐵)
滑铁卢 (滑鐵盧)
磁铁 (磁鐵)
钢铁 (鋼鐵)
铁人 (鐵人)
铁匠 (鐵匠)
铁塔 (鐵塔)
铁定 (鐵定)
铁岭 (鐵嶺)
铁板 (鐵板)
铁板烧 (鐵板燒)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
铁石 (鐵石)
铁丝 (鐵絲)
铁观音 (鐵觀音)
铁轨 (鐵軌)
铁道 (鐵道)
铁锅 (鐵鍋)
铁饭碗 (鐵飯碗)
铁马 (鐵馬)
雪铁龙 (雪鐵龍)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.