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to twist or

HSK 10
niǎn
ネン、ジョウ
ね.じる、ねじ.る、ひね.くる、ひね.る
념, 녑
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 念 represents the sound.
Components
hand (side)+ miss =
to twist or
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
niàn miss
variant of 念[niàn], to read aloud
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[niǎn]
to twirl (in the fingers)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
うすば
Usuba unclassified name