Chinese Word: 捺 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

捺

Pinyin: nà

English Definition: (downwards-right concave character stroke); press down firmly

Chinese Definition:
①用手按，抑制：按捺。捺手印。
②笔形之一，由上向右斜下。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:奈 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 奈 [ nài ] but, how; to bear, to stand, to endure

Similar Characters: 挅

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 捺

	按捺	àn nà	to restrain; to control
	按捺不住	àn nà bu zhù	to be unable to hold back

1		nǐ 你 yí dìng 一定 yào 要 nà 捺 zhù 住 huǒ qì 火气。 You must rein in your temper .
2		tā 他 dé 得 xué huì 学会 nà 捺 zhù 住 xìng zi 性子。 He must learn to control his temper.
3		yòu 右 nà 捺 zǐ 子 píng jūn 平均 bǐ 比 zuǒ piě zi 左撇子 cháng shòu 长寿 9 suì 岁。 Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
4		yǒu rén 有人 shuō 说， yī piě yī nà 一撇一捺 gòu chéng 构成 le 了 yī gè 一个 “ rén 人 ” zì 字。 It is said that a write-a form of information to a "person".
5		zài 在 zhǐ 纸 shàng 上 yī piě yī nà 一撇一捺 shùn jiān 瞬间 jiù 就 xiě chū 写出 le 了 yí gè rén 一个人 zì 字。 On paper one iota a si instantly wrote one word.

1		nǐ 你 yí dìng 一定 yào 要 nà 捺 zhù 住 huǒ qì 火气。 You must rein in your temper .
2		tā 他 dé 得 xué huì 学会 nà 捺 zhù 住 xìng zi 性子。 He must learn to control his temper.
3		yòu 右 nà 捺 zǐ 子 píng jūn 平均 bǐ 比 zuǒ piě zi 左撇子 cháng shòu 长寿 9 suì 岁。 Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
4		yǒu rén 有人 shuō 说， yī piě yī nà 一撇一捺 gòu chéng 构成 le 了 yī gè 一个 “ rén 人 ” zì 字。 It is said that a write-a form of information to a "person".
5		zài 在 zhǐ 纸 shàng 上 yī piě yī nà 一撇一捺 shùn jiān 瞬间 jiù 就 xiě chū 写出 le 了 yí gè rén 一个人 zì 字。 On paper one iota a si instantly wrote one word.