镊 (niè): tweezers

Meanings

1 tweezers
2 to pick up with tweezers

Characters

镊

niè

tweezers

Examples

HSK 5

用镊子把刺拔出来。

Yòng nièzi bǎ cì bá chūlái.

Use tweezers to pull out the splinter.

HSK 7-9

护士用镊子夹起纱布。

Hùshi yòng nièzi jiā qǐ shābù.

The nurse picked up the gauze with tweezers.

Tips

usage

Almost always seen as 镊子 (tweezers / forceps). As a verb it means to grip or pluck with tweezers.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal

The metal radical, the left-side form of 金, marks this as a metal tool, here a pair of tweezers.

phonetic

聂 niè

to whisper; surname Nie

Supplies the sound directly: 聂 is read niè, the same phonetic seen in 摄 and 嗫.

Stroke Order

镊 niè

Related Words

镊子 nièzi #19,168

tweezers; forceps

拾金不昧 shíjīn-bùmèi #92,817

to pick up money and not keep it (idiom) / to return lost property to its owner / honesty with found valuables

偏食 piānshí #97,099

picky about food / partial to certain foods / having food preferences

豆腐乳 dòufurǔ #96,367

fermented tofu / pickled bean curd / tofu cheese

摘 zhāi HSK 5 #4,142

to pick (fruit, flowers); to pluck / to take off; to remove (glasses, hat) / to select; to excerpt

欺负 qīfu HSK 6 #4,083

to bully; to pick on; to push around

挑选 tiāoxuǎn HSK 4 #3,881

to choose; to select; to pick out

夹 jiā HSK 5 #3,270

to clip; to clamp; to squeeze / to carry under the arm / to pick up (food with chopsticks) / to mix in; to mingle

提取 tíqǔ #5,583

to extract / to withdraw / to pick up

捡 jiǎn HSK 6 #2,611

to pick up (from the ground) / to collect; to gather