Meaning of 捏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
niē
- 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)
niē
- variant of 捏[nie1]
捏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她虚弱的样子让我捏了一把汗。
It worried me that she looked pale.
汤姆捏了玛丽的手。
Tom squeezed Mary's hand.
Stroke order for each character
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捏 niē · to hold between the thumb and fingers · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 捏.
| 捏造 | niēzào | to make up; to fabricate |
| 捏碎 | niēsuì | to crush (sth) in one's hand |
Questions about 捏
What does 捏 mean?
捏 (niē) means "to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 捏?
捏 is made of 1 character: 捏 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 捏 an HSK word?
Yes. 捏 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.