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拈
niān
to pick up with the fingers; to draw lots
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To divine 占 by hand 扌; 占 also provides the pronunciation
Words Using 拈 (7)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
拈
niān
to nip / to grasp with the fingers / to fiddle with / Taiwan pr. <nián>
拈
niān
to nip / to grasp with the fingers / to fiddle with / Taiwan pr. <nián>
手到拈来
shǒudàoniánlái
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); easy to do
手到拈来
shǒudàoniánlái
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); easy to do
惹草拈花
rěcǎoniānhuā
see [[拈花惹草<niānhuārěcǎo>]]
惹草拈花
rěcǎoniānhuā
see [[拈花惹草<niānhuārěcǎo>]]
拈花惹草
niānhuārěcǎo
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
拈花惹草
niānhuārěcǎo
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
拈酸
niānsuān
(old) to be jealous
拈酸
niānsuān
(old) to be jealous
拈香
niānxiāng
burn incense
拈香
niānxiāng
burn incense
拈指
niānzhǐ
a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
拈指
niānzhǐ
a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
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