捻

niǎn

Meanings

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niǎn

1.to twirl (in the fingers)

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Wiktionary

1.to pinch or twist into a string-like form with the fingers
2.a gang or group of people
3.stingy; miserly

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *nɯːb): semantic ⺘ (“hand”) + phonetic 念 (OC *nɯːms).

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Stroke order

Components

捻扌念

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Derived terms

捻匪捻子捻軍捻军捻線捻线捻喉捻死木虱

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Related words

捻军 Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south