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拏

简拿 · 繁拏

Mandarin · pinyin ná

variant of 拿 ná

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拏: Look up this written character
拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

naa4

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to connect
alternative form of 拿 — to take with hand; to grasp
alternative form of 拿 — to capture

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