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拈

niān

to nip; to grasp with the fingers

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

niān nian1
  1. to nip
  2. to grasp with the fingers
  3. to fiddle with
  4. Taiwan pr. [nián]

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