纳 nà to adopt
to adopt; to accept; to take
How to remember 纳: 纟 thread + 内 inside = to adopt. The apprentice spots a loose thread on the inside of the jacket and suggests a new stitch, and the old tailor nods, ready to adopt it.
Component breakdown
纳 = 纟 thread + 内 inside
- 纟 thread
- 内 inside
- 冂 outer limits
- 人 person
The apprentice spots a loose thread on the inside of the jacket and suggests a new stitch, and the old tailor nods, ready to adopt it.
How it is used
- To take in/accept/pay - 接纳 (jiēnà) to admit/accept (a person into a group), 采纳 (cǎinà) to adopt (a suggestion).
- 纳税 (nàshuì) = to pay tax; 交纳 (jiāonà) = to pay (fees/dues).
- 容纳 (róngnà) = to hold/accommodate: 能容纳一千人 can seat a thousand people.
- 归纳 (guīnà) = to sum up/generalize (inductive reasoning); 纳入 (nàrù) = to incorporate into.
Words with 纳
- 采纳cǎinàto acceptHSK 6
- 交纳jiāonàto pay (taxes or dues)HSK 8
- 吸纳xīnàto take inHSK 8
- 容纳róngnàto holdHSK 8
- 归纳guīnàto sum upHSK 8
- 接纳jiēnàto admit (to membership)HSK 8
- 纳入nàrùto bring intoHSK 9
- 纳税nàshuìto pay taxesHSK 9
- 纳税人nàshuìréntaxpayerHSK 9
- 纳闷儿nàmènrto be puzzled; to feel perplexed (spoken, erhua)HSK 9
- 缴纳jiǎonàto pay (taxes etc)HSK 9