捏 (nip6 | nie1) : pinch; hold with fingers

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捏

nip6

nie1

[1] pinch; hold with fingers [2] knead; mould [3] bring together [4] fabricate; concoct; cook up [5] clench

nasal-stop alternant: 拈 [nim1]

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

捏

This word has been viewed 4015 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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捏合 nip6 hap6 nie1 he2 = to mediate

捏合機 nip6 hap6 gei1 nie1 he2 ji1 = [chem.] kneading machine

捏造 nip6 zou6 nie1 zao4 = fabricate; trump up; fake

拿捏 naa4 nip6 na2 nie1 = to be affectedly bashful; to create difficulties

捏一把冷汗 nip6 jat1 baa2 laang5 hon6 nie1 yi1 ba3 leng3 han4 = break out in a cold sweat (due to fear, tension or nervousness) 國

扭扭捏捏 nau2 nau2 nip6 nip6 niu3 niu3 nie1 nie3 = affectedly bashful; excessively shy

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 捏
Unicode code for this character: U+634f (off-site link)

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