拈(niān)

8 strokes

to nip

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Character information

Pinyin
niān
Meaning
to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nian2]
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌占

To divine 占 by hand 扌; 占 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu占zhàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拈 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 拈

Common words using 拈 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

niān拈zhǐ指

a snap of the fingers; a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an e…

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niān拈suān酸

(old) to be jealous

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niān拈xiāng香

burn incense

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rě惹cǎo草niān拈huā花

see 拈花惹草[nian1 hua1 re3 cao3]

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shǒu手dào到niān拈lái来

lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)

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niān拈huā花rě惹cǎo草

lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)

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Related characters

From 拈’s common words

指酸香惹草花手到

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