bring in, accept

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
纟 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

silk

is a component form of .

内 sound component

  Sound component

nèi

  

inside

Evolution

纳 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
纳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
纳 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
纳 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
纳 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

admit, take, receive, accept; to receive; to accept; to enjoy; to bring into; to pay (tax etc); nano- (one billionth); to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing

() 

surname Na

Most common words with 纳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to receive

纳入

to bring into

缴纳

to pay (taxes etc)

纳粹

Nazi (loanword)

纳税

to pay taxes