捏 niē
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 圼 slime, black mud
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捏
niē
to pinch; to knead; to fabricate
Character
Example phrases
- 他用拇指和食指轻轻捏住样本，避免污染切面。 Tā yòng mǔzhǐ hé shízhǐ qīngqīng niē zhù yàngběn, bìmiǎn wūrǎn qiēmiàn. He gently held the sample between his thumb and index finger to avoid contaminating the cut surface.
- 妈妈用面团捏出了一只可爱的小兔子。 Māma yòng miàntuán niē chū le yì zhī kě'ài de xiǎo tùzi. Mum moulded a cute little rabbit out of dough.
- 她紧张的时候总会捏自己的衣角。 Tā jǐnzhāng de shíhou zǒng huì niē zìjǐ de yījiǎo. When she is nervous she always pinches the hem of her clothes.
Related words
- 掐 qiā to pinch; to nip; to time precisely
- 视线 shìxiàn line of sight; gaze
- 挠 náo to scratch; to scrape
- 凝视 níngshì to gaze; to stare intently
- 亲手 qīnshǒu with one's own hands; personally
- 咧嘴 liězuǐ to grin; to open one's mouth wide
- 亲眼 qīnyǎn with one's own eyes
- 眯 mī to narrow the eyes; to squint
- 僵 jiāng stiff; deadlocked
- 扭头 niǔtóu to turn one’s head
- 僵硬 jiāngyìng stiff; rigid
- 趴 pā to lie prone; to lean over