Chinese Word: 捏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

捏HSK 6

Pinyin: niē

English Definition: to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up

Chinese Definition:
①用拇指和其他手指夹住。
②用手指把软的东西做成一定的形状：捏饺子。捏面人儿。
③假造，虚构：捏造。捏陷。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手

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

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Similar Characters: 捍挳

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捏造	niē zào	to make up; to fabricate
捏一把汗	niē yī bǎ hàn	to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)
拿捏HSK 6	ná niē	to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties
捏合	niē hé	to act as a go between
凭空捏造	píng kōng niē zào	fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up