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拈
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pick up with fingers

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Change
niān
ネン、セン、デン
ひね.る
념
To divine 占 by hand 扌; 占 also provides the pronunciation
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 占 tell fortunes =
拈 pick up with fingers
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
占 Meaning component
zhàn tell fortunes
variant of 占[zhàn]
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
拈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
拈 [niān]
to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nián]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
拈花惹草 [niān​huā​rě​cǎo] #41,419
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
拈香 [niān​xiāng] #62,233
burn incense
手到拈来 [shǒu​dào​niān​lái] #74,802
lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
手到拈来 [shǒu​dào​niān​lái] #74,802
lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
惹草拈花 [rě​cǎo​niān​huā]
see 拈花惹草[niān​huā​rě​cǎo]
拈指 [niān​zhǐ]
a snap of the fingers
拈酸 [niān​suān]
(old) to be jealous
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 捻る [ひねる] #8,905
to twist
捻出 [ねんしゅつ] #27,313
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.)
捩る [ねじる] #29,042
to twist
捻くれる [ひねくれる] #34,360
to become twisted
捻り [ひねり] #34,722
twist
撚る [よる] #71,839
to twist (yarn)
縒り [より] #127,478
twist
捻くる [ひねくる] #194,956
to twirl
拈華微笑 [ねんげみしょう] #210,320
heart-to-heart communication