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衲

nà

Character

What 衲 means

1. cassock
2. to line

Words containing 衲

• 老衲lǎo nà(literary) elderly Buddhist monk; (humble) I (used by elderly Buddhist monks)

Characters built on 内

These share the phonetic component 内 (nèi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 纳nàto receive; to accept; to enjoy
• 呐nàbattle cry
• 钠nàsodium (chemistry)
• 肭nàused in 腽肭

Characters that look like 衲

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 挑tiǎoto raise; to dig up; to poke
• 袖xiùsleeve; to tuck inside one's sleeve
• 柄bǐnghandle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem…
• 轶yì(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages)…
• 袂mèisleeve of a robe

Sounds the same

Read nà, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 那(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that…
• 纳to receive; to accept; to enjoy
• 娜(phonetic na); used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜
• 呐battle cry
• 捺to press down firmly; to suppress; right-falling stroke in Chinese characters…
• 钠sodium (chemistry)
• 軜inner reins of a 4-horse team
• 肭used in 腽肭