碾

niǎn

verb #10,303

Meanings

1 to grind
2 to crush
3 to roll over
4 to husk

Characters

to grind; stone roller

Examples

用石磨碾米。

Yòng shímò niǎn mǐ.

Use a stone mill to grind rice.

那辆卡车差点碾过他。

Nà liàng kǎchē chàdiǎn niǎn guò tā.

That truck nearly ran over him.

Tips

memory

碾 has the 石 (stone) radical on the left — grinding was traditionally done with a stone roller.

Stroke Order

碾 niǎn