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捻

niǎn
verb #31,752

Meanings

  1. 1 to twirl (between the fingers)
  2. 2 to twist (thread, paper)
  3. 3 to roll into a strand

Examples

他用手指捻着胡子。
Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ niǎnzhe húzi.
He twirled his beard with his fingers.
她把纸捻成一根细绳。
Tā bǎ zhǐ niǎn chéng yī gēn xì shéng.
She twisted the paper into a thin string.

Tips

memory
The 扌 (hand) radical plus 念 (niàn, 'to think') — picture fingers absent-mindedly twirling something while you think. The pinyin 捻 (niǎn) sits one tone away from 念 (niàn) for the same reason.

Stroke Order

捻 niǎn