"拈" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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拈
Trad. 拈
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 扌卜口
扌 + 占
Prononciation
Mandarin nián; niān
Entry Methods
Pinyin nian2; nian1
Kanji /
Cangjie
 QYR
手卜口
Sijiao 5106.0
Wubi RHKG
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Results for 拈
拈 nián to nip / to grasp with fingers / to draw lots
拈 niān to nip / to grasp with the fingers / to fiddle with / Taiwan pr. [nian2]
Results beginning with 拈
拈酸 niān suān (old) to be jealous
拈香 niān xiāng burn incense
拈指 niān zhǐ a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
Approximate Results for 拈
惹草拈花 rě cǎo niān huā see 拈花惹草[nian1 hua1 re3 cao3]
手到拈来 shǒu dào nián lái stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / easy to do
手到拈来 shǒu dào niān lái lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / fig. easy to do
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