Definition & Meaning

1.twist with fingers

2.wick; spill; dredge up; something made by twisting

3.thing made by twisting

Words & phrases

Similar-form characters

Characters with nian

niǎn

捻

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捻

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1
v.twist with fingers
- niǎn tiáo xiàn
  捻条线
  twist a thread
- bǎ chòu chóng niǎn sǐ
  把臭虫捻死
  squeeze a bug to death with one's fingers
- niǎn zhēn
  捻针
  twist a needle
synonym
cuō搓
2
v.dialwick; spill; dredge up; something made by twisting
- ài niǎn hé ní
  爱捻河泥
  like to dredge up mud from the river
3
n.thing made by twisting
- zhǐ niǎn
  纸捻
  paper spill
- dēng niǎn
  灯捻
  lampwick

Words and phrases with 捻

捻子
[word]wick
捻度
[word]number of turns/twists
捻针
[word]rotating of the acupuncture needle
捻线
[word]twist thread
捻捻转儿
[word]teetotum
捻军
[word]Nian Army
捻接
[word]splice
捻线机
[word]twisting frame/machine

Similar-form characters to 捻

niǎn
捻
rěn
稔
niàn
埝

Chinese Characters with pinyin niǎn

碾
roller; grind or husk with a roller
辗
same as 辗
撵
drive out; catch up
辇
a man-drawn carriage used in ancient times

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