镊(niè)

15 strokesTrad. 鑷

(bound form) tweezers

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Character information

Pinyin
niè
Meaning
(bound form) tweezers; to use tweezers (to grasp, pick up, or pull out etc, depending on whether the following resultative verb is 住[zhu4] or 起[qi3] or 出[chu1] etc)
Strokes
15
HSK level
—
Traditional
鑷

Origin & structure

Where 镊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅聂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 聂 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

钅jīn聂niè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 镊 step by step

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

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Words with 镊

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

niè镊zǐ子

tweezers; forceps

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shǒu手shù术niè镊

surgical forceps

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Related characters

From 镊’s common words

子手术

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