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捏 (niē): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 捏

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How to write 捏 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 捏

捏 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

捏=扌hand+日sun+土earth

The hand (扌) shapes or pinches earth (土) into a form, like molding clay — to pinch or fabricate.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 捏

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5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 捏 is used in context

tā他

niē捏

zào造

le了

yí一

gè个

xū

Information

Pinyinniē

Meaninghold between the fingers

Strokes10

Radical扌

Traditional捏

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2330

Zhuyinㄋㄧㄝ

UnicodeU+634F

CangjieQHXU

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虚

jiǎ假

de的

gù故

shì事

。

He fabricated a false story

tā他

qīng轻

qīng轻

de地

niē捏

le了

yí一

xià下

wǒ我

de的

shǒu手

zhǐ指

。

He gently pinched my finger.

nǎi奶

nai奶

huì会

niē捏

miàn面

rén人

gěi给

hái孩

zi子

men们

wán玩

。

Grandma makes dough figurines for children to play with

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

niē捏

hé合

bù不

tóng同

de的

yì意

jiàn见

。

We need to combine different opinions

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