捻

Information about character(s)

Radical: 手
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 11
Variants: 捻

Pronunciation

Pinyin: niē, niǎn, niān
Cantonese: nim2 nip6
JapaneseKun: HINERU
JapaneseOn: NEN JOU
Korean: NYEM NYEP
Vietnamese: nạm

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to twist or nip with the fingers

CE-Dict: to twirl (in the fingers)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to twist (with the fingers)

1.to twist with fingers; to toy with

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: entwist; twiddle; twist
【機】 stranding; twist

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: entwist; kudu; twiddle; twist; twist up

湘雅醫學專業詞典: twist

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《手部》捻指捻也。从手念聲。

康熙字典文字版 【卯集中】【手字部】捻
【唐韻】奴協切【集韻】【韻會】諾協切，𠀤念入聲。【說文】指捻也。【集韻】捏也。【靑瑣高議】明皇時有獻牡丹者，時貴妃勻面，口脂在手，印於花上，詔栽於仙春館。來歲花開，瓣有指印，名爲一捻紅。　又【正韻】尼輒切，音聶。義同。　又【集韻】乃結切，音涅。按也。或作敜。

CF-Dict: pincer, prendre entre les doigts, avec une pince/tordre

Han-De-Dict: drehen, wirbeln (u.E.)