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拈
niān
1. to nip
2. to grasp with the fingers
3. to fiddle with
4. Taiwan pr. <nián>
Uncommon • Top 24% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

拈
niān
to pick up with the fingers; to draw lots
8 丶

Compound Words (6)

拈指
niānzhǐ
a snap of the fingers
拈酸
niānsuān
(old) to be jealous
拈香
niānxiāng
burn incense
惹草拈花
rěcǎoniānhuā
see [[拈花惹草<niānhuārěcǎo>]]
手到拈来
shǒudàoniánlái
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); easy to do
拈花惹草
niānhuārěcǎo
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,615
Word Frequency Rank
20,524 of 84,292