撚 niǎn twirl in fingers Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 撚 niǎn to twist with the fingers To rub or twist something between the fingers; same as 捻 niǎn. to pinch up To pick up, hold, or pinch between the fingers, such as holding a flower or incense. to toy with To toy with or manipulate to pluck To pluck or fiddle with the strings of a musical instrument; a specific technique for playing the pipa. to drive away (archaic) To drive out or chase away. to trample (archaic) to trample or tread upon to hold To hold or grasp an object or weapon to play tricks on (Cantonese) To play tricks on someone Cross-References Same as 捻 niǎn Frequency Written text 0.296 per million Details Strokes 15 Unicode U+649A Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
撚 niǎn to twist with the fingers To rub or twist something between the fingers; same as 捻 niǎn. to pinch up To pick up, hold, or pinch between the fingers, such as holding a flower or incense. to toy with To toy with or manipulate to pluck To pluck or fiddle with the strings of a musical instrument; a specific technique for playing the pipa. to drive away (archaic) To drive out or chase away. to trample (archaic) to trample or tread upon to hold To hold or grasp an object or weapon to play tricks on (Cantonese) To play tricks on someone
