纳 nà — admit · English

纳

nà

admit

At a glance · 纳

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「纳」繁体「納」从糸内声，小篆从糸納声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「纳」本义为丝湿（入），引申收纳、接纳、交纳。

Structure

从糸、内声，形声字，糸表义类，内表音，本为纳入、接受。简作纳。

At a glance

Pinyinnà

Radical纟

Strokes7

UnicodeU+7EB3

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English admit admit, take, receive, accept

Français recevoir / admettre Recevoir, admettre. «升阶纳陛» : accéder aux degrés.

Español recibir / admitir Recibir, admitir. «升阶纳陛»: acceder a los grados.

العربية يقبل / يدخل يقبل، يدخل. «升阶纳陛»: بلوغ الدرجات.

Русский принимать / входить Принимать, входить. «升阶纳陛»: дойти до ступеней.

Common words

纳nàaccept
容纳róng nàhold

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