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捻

niǎn

Character

What 捻 means

1. to twirl (in the fingers)

Words starting with 捻

• 捻军Niǎn jūnNian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan…

Characters that look like 捻

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 插chāto insert; stick in; pierce
• 栓shuānbottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt
• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop
• 捶chuíto beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound
• 揄yúto draw out; to let hanging

Sounds the same

Read niǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 碾stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind
• 撵to expel; to oust; (dialect) to chase after
• 辇(archaic) man-drawn carriage; an imperial carriage; to transport by carriage
• 淰calm water
• 撚to play tricks on or toy with; delicate; exquisite (Cantonese)
• 涊muddy water
• 辗variant of 碾