Keyword
to pinch
- to knead
- to mold
- Frequency
- #2520
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
niē
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 圼 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
捏
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)
捏造
to make up; to fabricate
拿捏
(lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten
凭空捏造
fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
扭扭捏捏
affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
捏碎
to crush (sth) in one's hand
扭捏
affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
捏合
to act as a go between
捏一把汗
to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)