Radical 手

10 strokes

join together 合 (347) + hand 手 (31) = using 拿

This character means “to grasp” or “hold in the hand”; hence “using”.

[拿去 (86) náqù to take (away)]

To make a long table the carpenter joined together two pieces of wood — with a hand underneath to support them while using a screwdriver in the other hand. / The fairy had supplied wood with a beautiful swirling grain from the gnarled tree.