Yes. Server and Client Components are designed to be composed together, but the **direction of imports and the location of the client boundary matter**. ### Server Component Importing a Client Component This is a normal and common pattern. ```jsx import LikeButton from './LikeButton'; export default function Article() { return (

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); } ``` `LikeButton` can be: ```jsx 'use client'; import { useState } from 'react'; export default function LikeButton() { const [likes, setLikes] = useState(0); return ( ); } ``` The resulting architecture is: ```text Article Server └── LikeButton Client ``` ### What About Server UI Inside a Client Component? You should not normally import a Server Component directly from inside a Client Component and expect it to remain a Server Component. Instead, compose the tree from a Server Component and pass server-rendered UI to the Client Component through `children` or another [React](/courses/reactjs) [node](/courses/nodejs) prop. ### Example Server Component: ```jsx import InteractivePanel from './InteractivePanel'; import ServerContent from './ServerContent'; export default function Page() { return ( ); } ``` Client Component: ```jsx 'use client'; import { useState } from 'react'; export default function InteractivePanel({ children }) { const [open, setOpen] = useState(true); return (

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); } ``` Here: ```text Page Server ├── InteractivePanel Client │ └── children │ ↓ └── ServerContent Server ``` The Server Component is created in the server tree and passed into the Client Component rather than imported by the Client Component itself. ### Why Is This Useful? It allows interactive client shells to contain server-generated content without turning that content into client-side code. Examples include: - modal shells - tabs - expandable panels - interactive sidebars - drawers ### Interview-Ready Answer [Server Components](/courses/nextjs) can directly import and render Client Components. To render Server Component content inside a Client Component, compose it in a Server Component and pass it through `children` or another [React](/courses/reactjs) [node](/courses/nodejs) prop. Avoid importing [Server Components](/courses/nextjs) directly into the client module graph because that breaks the intended server-client boundary.