Definition & Meaning

grasp something with two or three fingers; nip

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Similar-form characters

Characters with nian

niān

拈

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v.grasp something with two or three fingers; nip
- niān huā rě cǎo
  拈花惹草
  have many love affairs
- niān chū
  拈出
  nip out

Words and phrases with 拈

拈断髭须
[word]break one's moustache
拈香
[word]offer incense
拈线
[word]twisting
拈阄儿
[word]draw lots
拈度
[word]twist
拈轻怕重
[idiom]be picky about one's job
拈花惹草
[idiom]toy with flowers and grass —dally with women
拈弓搭箭
[idiom]seize one's bow and fit an arrow to it

Similar-form characters to 拈

niān
拈
tái
抬
kòu
扣
nián
粘
zuān
钻
zhān
沾

Chinese Characters with pinyin niān

蔫
shrivel up; listless

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