Chinese Word: 抿 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

抿

Pinyin: mǐn

English Definition: purse up (lips); to smooth

Chinese Definition:
①刷，抹：抿子(妇女梳头时抹油用的小刷子)。抿头发。
②(嘴、翅膀等)收敛，稍稍合拢：抿嘴。
③收敛嘴唇，少量沾取：抿酒。
④擦拭：抿泣(揩拭眼泪)。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:民 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 民 [ mín ] citizens, subjects; a nation's people

Similar Characters: 垊

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	一抿子	yī mǐn zi	a little bit
	抿子	mǐn zi	small hairbrush

1		bó dùn 伯顿 mǐn 抿 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 dù sōng zǐ 杜松子 qì jiǔ 汽酒。 Burton sipped his gin fizz.
2		tā men 他们 zhǐ 只 ná 拿 xiǎo bēi 小杯， rán hòu 然后 mǐn 抿 yì kǒu 一口。 They get little cups, and they sip it.
3		shuǐ 水 niǎo r 鸟儿 yī 一 mǐn 抿 chì bǎng 翅膀， zuān rù 钻入 shuǐ zhōng 水中。 The water bird tucked its wings and dived into the water.
4		ér 而 wǒ 我 zhǐ néng 只能 mǐn 抿 jǐ 几 xiǎo kǒu 小口 bù shí 布什 mǎ dīng ní 马丁尼。 I would only have a few sips of the W-tini.
5		tā 他 mǐn 抿 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 pí jiǔ 啤酒 wàng zhe 望着 tiān shàng 天上 de 的 yín hé 银河。 He sips his beer and gazes up at the Milky Way.

1		bó dùn 伯顿 mǐn 抿 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 dù sōng zǐ 杜松子 qì jiǔ 汽酒。 Burton sipped his gin fizz.
2		tā men 他们 zhǐ 只 ná 拿 xiǎo bēi 小杯， rán hòu 然后 mǐn 抿 yì kǒu 一口。 They get little cups, and they sip it.
3		shuǐ 水 niǎo r 鸟儿 yī 一 mǐn 抿 chì bǎng 翅膀， zuān rù 钻入 shuǐ zhōng 水中。 The water bird tucked its wings and dived into the water.
4		ér 而 wǒ 我 zhǐ néng 只能 mǐn 抿 jǐ 几 xiǎo kǒu 小口 bù shí 布什 mǎ dīng ní 马丁尼。 I would only have a few sips of the W-tini.
5		tā 他 mǐn 抿 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 pí jiǔ 啤酒 wàng zhe 望着 tiān shàng 天上 de 的 yín hé 银河。 He sips his beer and gazes up at the Milky Way.