used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words

= + : Napoleon (n) wants to put his guideon (示) on the peak of Mount Sinai (奈) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4), but the robot (大) normally responsible for carrying his guideon is broken. Without any better option (奈) Napoleon will have to carry up the guideon himself.

奈 character breakdown

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
to show / to reveal

= + : A standard or guidon, as used in the military. Sherlock Holmes tries out his new guidon in the space station's bathroom. The standard features a capacitor and a daisy.
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

= + : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

Characters with 奈 as component

naphthalene C10H8
to press down firmly / to suppress / right-falling stroke in Chinese characters (e.g. the last stroke of 大[da4])
neptunium (chemistry) (Tw)
you (dialect)

Words with 奈

to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter
Chennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米爾納德邦|泰米尔纳德邦[Tai4 mi3 er3 Na4 de2 bang1] / formerly called Madras 馬德拉斯|马德拉斯[Ma3 de2 la1 si1]
Kenai (Peninsula, Lake, Mountains), Alaska
see 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
to have no alternative; to be helpless
to have no alternative / to be helpless

Sentences with 奈