捏(niē)

HSK 7-910 strokes

to hold between the thumb and fingers

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Character information

Pinyin
niē
Meaning
to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 捏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌圼

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 圼 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu圼niè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 捏 step by step

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

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Words with 捏

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

niǔ扭niē捏

affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); …

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ná拿niē捏

(lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (di…

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niē捏gū估

to act as a go-between

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píng凭kōng空niē捏zào造

fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

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niǔ扭niǔ扭niē捏niē捏

affecting shyness or embarrassment

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niē捏yī一bǎ把hàn汗

to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

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niē捏suì碎

to crush (sth) in one's hand

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niē捏zào造

to make up

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 捏’s common words

扭拿估凭空造一把

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