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捏
niē
1. to pinch (with one's fingers)
2. to knead
3. to make up
HSK 6 Common • Top 8% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

捏
niē
to knead, to mold, to pinch
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (11)

扭捏
niǔnie
affecting shyness or embarrassment
拿捏
nániē
to grasp
捏估
niēgu
to act as a go-between
捏合
niēhé
to act as a go between
捏积
niējī
see [[捏脊<niējǐ>]]
捏脊
niējǐ
chiropractic (TCM)
捏造
niēzào
to make up
凭空捏造
píngkōngniēzào
fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
扭扭捏捏
niǔniǔniēniē
affecting shyness or embarrassment
捏脊治疗
niējǐzhìliáo
chiropractic (medicine)
砌词捏控
qìcíniēkòng
to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)

Alternate Entries

捏
niē
variant of [[捏<niē>]]
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,471
Word Frequency Rank
6,552 of 84,292