纳 (nà) — (bound form) to receive; to accept; (bound form) to pay; to offer; (bound form) to enjoy
Definition
纳 (nà) is a bound form — it has no standalone meaning in modern Chinese. It is a literary prefix in words like 采纳 (adopt), 缴纳 (pay), and 纳税 (pay tax).
bound form
to receiveto acceptto payto offerto enjoy
Examples
- 。Wǒ men cǎi nà le tā de jiàn yì.We adopted his suggestion.
- 。Gōng sī měi yuè dōu yào jiǎo nà shuì kuǎn.The company has to pay taxes every month.
- 。Tā zài shù yīn xià nà liáng.He is enjoying the cool in the shade of a tree.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 納; 纳 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk, thin thread
The traditional form 納 has 糸 (silk, thin thread) and 内, which gives the sound; the simplified 纳 is a shorthand.
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