Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 念 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
捻
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
捻
Regular
Modern
Chinese
捻 [niǎn]
to twirl (in the fingers)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
捻 うすば
Usuba unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (2)
捻军 [Niǎnjūn] #52,036
Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south
捻军 [Niǎnjūn] #52,036
Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south
JAPANESE WORDS (51)
⭐ 捻る [ひねる] #8,905
to twist
首をひねる [くびをひねる] #9,990
to cock one's head in puzzlement
ねじ込む [ねじこむ] #11,697
to screw in
ねじ伏せる [ねじふせる] #15,400
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground
ねじ曲げる [ねじまげる] #19,780
to bend by twisting
捻出 [ねんしゅつ] #27,313
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.)
⭐ 捻挫 [ねんざ] #27,623
sprain
捻じ曲がる [ねじまがる] #28,096
to get twisted
捩る [ねじる] #29,042
to twist
捻り出す [ひねりだす] #32,795
to work out
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