"拈" Chinese-English Dictionary

拈 nián

Radical: 手 (4 traits)
Number of strokes: 8
Structure: gauche et droite

Cangjie: QYR 手卜口
Sijiao: 5106.0
Wubi: RHKG
Unicode: U+62C8

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
拈	nián	to nip / to grasp with fingers / to draw lots	syn
拈	niān	to nip / to grasp with the fingers / to fiddle with / Taiwan pr. [nian2]	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
拈酸	niān suān	(old) to be jealous
拈香	niān xiāng	burn incense
拈指	niān zhǐ	a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
拈花惹草	niān huā rě cǎo	lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
惹草拈花	rě cǎo niān huā	see 拈花惹草[nian1 hua1 re3 cao3]
手到拈来手到拈來	shǒu dào nián lái	stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / easy to do
手到拈来手到拈來	shǒu dào niān lái	lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / fig. easy to do