挪

nuó
扌 + 那
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Definitions

nuó (verb) to move; to shift

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 那 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 那

About

挪 is a phono-semantic compound: the left-hand radical 扌 (hand) indicates a physical action, while the right-hand component 那 (nuó) provides the sound. Originally, it referred to moving, shifting, or transferring objects with the hands. This meaning then broadened to the abstract movement of resources, especially in financial contexts to mean misappropriating funds, shifting money between accounts, or borrowing from one place to cover a deficit in another.

Example Sentences Hide

请把椅子挪一下。

Qǐng bǎ yǐzi nuó yīxià.

Please move the chair a bit.

你能挪开那个箱子吗？

Nǐ néng nuókāi nàgè xiāngzi ma?

Can you move that box away?

他慢慢地挪到了门口。

Tā màn man de nuó dàole ménkǒu.

He slowly moved to the door.

会议时间挪到了下周。

Huìyì shíjiān nuó dàole xià zhōu.

The meeting time has been moved to next week.

他偷偷挪用了公司的钱。

Tā tōutōu nuóyòngle gōngsī de qián.

He embezzled the company's money secretly.

这笔资金不得挪作他用。

Zhè bǐ zījīn bùdé nuó zuò tā yòng.

This fund must not be diverted to other uses.

沉重的家具一个人很难挪动。

Chénzhòng de jiājù yī gè rén hěn nán nuódòng.

It's hard for one person to move heavy furniture.

为了扩建道路，部分建筑需要挪位。

Wèile kuòjiàn dàolù, bùfèn jiànzhù xūyào nuówèi.

To expand the road, some buildings need to be relocated.

Related Characters

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Component: 那

哪 娜

Example Words

挪威 挪动 挪用 挪亚 挪开 腾挪