拏

hold, seize

拏 is composed of 奴 (slave) and 手 (hand). 奴 originally depicted the act of a hand seizing a woman. As 奴 later developed other derived meanings, the character 拏 was created specifically to denote holding, grasping, and arresting.

Vocabulary of 拏

  • 紛拏 (holding hands)

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