捺 Stroke Order — How to Write 捺

Stroke Order

捺 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

捺 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌奈

捺 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 奈 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 8 more strokes

捺 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 捺 in Chinese

nà捺

To press down with the hand; to suppress or restrain (e.g., emotions); to affix a fingerprint.

她努力按捺住内心的激动，平静地等待结果。

She tried hard to suppress her inner excitement, calmly waiting for the result.

One of the eight basic strokes in Chinese calligraphy, a downward-sloping stroke to the right, often thickening at the end.

练习书法时，师傅强调每一笔都要写到位，特别是撇和捺，要写得有力。

When practicing calligraphy, the master emphasized that every stroke must be executed precisely, especially the 'piě' (downward left stroke) and 'nà' (downward right stroke), which should be written with strength.