niē

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

捏 means to pinch; to hold between fingers; to mold; to shape (with fingers). Pronounced n i ē. HSK 7-9.

  • to pinch; to hold between fingers
  • to mold; to shape (with fingers)
  • to put together; to force to combine

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

xiǎo
xīn
de
n
i
ē
zhe
zhāng
jiù
 

He is carefully holding that old photo between his fingers.

B
i
é
 
n
i
 

Don't pinch me; it hurts!

cóng
zi
n
i
ē
chū
 

She picked a candy out of the box with her fingers.

de
shí
n
i
ē
le
 

He pinched the stone out of the mud.

shù
shī
cóng
kōng
zhōng
n
i
ē
chū
le
méi
 

The magician pinched a coin out of thin air.