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捏

See also: 揑
捏 U+634F, 捏
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-634F
← 捎
[U+634E] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 捐 →
[U+6350]

Translingual

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Han character

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捏 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手日土 (QAG) or 手竹難土 (QHXG) or 手竹難一 (QHXM), four-corner 56014, composition ⿰扌圼)

References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 434, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12149
  • Dae Jaweon: page 783, character 8
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1881, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+634F

Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (日) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
涅 *niːɡ
捏 *niːɡ
篞 *niːɡ
衵 *niɡ, *njiɡ
日 *njiɡ
馹 *njiɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *niːɡ) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + abbreviated phonetic 涅 (OC *niːɡ).

Etymology 1

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simp. and trad.
 捏

Pronunciation

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Note:
  • lia̍t - literary;
  • ni̍h - vernacular (“to pick with fingers (Xiamen, Quanzhou); to clench (Xiamen, Quanzhou); to press down with one's fingers (Xiamen, Quanzhou)”).
Note:
  • niab4 - literary;
  • noih4/nuêh4 - vernacular.
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 捏
Mandarin Beijing /niɛ⁵⁵/
Harbin /niɛ⁴⁴/
Tianjin /nie²¹/
Jinan /ȵiə²¹³/
Qingdao /niə⁴²/
/niə²¹³/ 量詞
Zhengzhou /niɛ²⁴/
Xi'an /niɛ²¹/
Xining /ȵi⁴⁴/
Yinchuan /nie¹³/
Lanzhou /ȵiə¹³/
Ürümqi /ȵiɤ²¹³/
Wuhan /nie²¹³/
Chengdu /ȵie⁵⁵/
/ȵie³¹/
Guiyang /nie²¹/
Kunming /niɛ³¹/
Nanjing /lieʔ⁵/
Hefei /liɐʔ⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /niəʔ²/
Pingyao /ȵiʌʔ⁵³/
Hohhot /niaʔ⁴³/
Wu Shanghai /ȵiaʔ¹/
Suzhou /ȵiaʔ³/
Hangzhou /ȵiəʔ²/
Wenzhou /ȵa²¹³/
Hui Shexian /neʔ²¹/
Tunxi /ȵia⁵/
Xiang Changsha /ȵie²⁴/
Xiangtan /ȵie²⁴/
Gan Nanchang /ȵiɛʔ⁵/
Hakka Meixian /ŋiap̚⁵/
Taoyuan
Cantonese Guangzhou /nip̚²/
Nanning /nit̚²²/
Hong Kong /nip̚²/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /liap̚⁵/
/liap̚³²/ ～造
/niʔ⁵/ ～死
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /niɛʔ²³/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /niɛ²⁴/
Shantou (Teochew) /miap̚²/
Haikou (Hainanese) /nit̚⁵/
/ʔdɛ³³/
Rime
Character 捏
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 泥 (8)
Final (韻) 屑 (87)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) IV
Fanqie 奴結切
Baxter net
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/net̚/
Pan
Wuyun 		/net̚/
Shao
Rongfen 		/nɛt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/nɛt̚/
Li
Rong 		/net̚/
Wang
Li 		/niet̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/niet̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		niè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		nit6
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 捏
Reading # 1/1
No. 10842
Phonetic
component 		日
Rime
group 		質
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		涅
Old
Chinese 		/*niːɡ/
Notes 涅省聲

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捏

  1. to pick with fingers; to pinch
  2. to clench; to hold in the hand; to grip
  3. to knead
  4. to mold; to bring together
  5. † to fabricate; to concoct; to make up
  6. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to press down with one's fingers
    捏手風琴／捏手风琴 [Hokkien]  ―  ni̍h chhiú-hong-khîm [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to press the accordion with one's fingers
Synonyms
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  • (to pinch): (Teochew) 捘, (Hokkien) 捻
  • (to clench): 握 (wò)
  • (to fabricate):

Compounds

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Etymology 2

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simp. and trad.
 捏
alternative forms 掟
撜
擲／掷

Pronunciation

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捏

  1. (Southern Min) to grasp tightly; to squeeze
    捏頷頸 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
    捏颔颈 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
    tēⁿ ām-kún [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    to hold someone by the neck
    捏齒膏／捏齿膏 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  tēⁿ khí-ko [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to squeeze out toothpaste
  2. (Hokkien, Teochew) to pinch
    捏鼻仔 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  tēⁿ phīⁿ-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to pinch one's nose
  3. (Hainanese) to hold (a pen, chopsticks, etc.)
  4. (Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) to press
    捏鐘／捏钟 [Hokkien]  ―  tēⁿ cheng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to press the bell
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of 擠 (“to squeeze out”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 擠1
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 擠1
Singapore 擠1
Cantonese Guangzhou 擳
Hong Kong 擳
Hakka Meixian 唧, 撚
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 撚
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 撚
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 撚
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 撚
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 撚
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 揢
Southern Min Xiamen 擠2
Quanzhou 擠2
Zhangzhou 擠2
Tainan 擠2, 捏
Singapore (Hokkien) 捏
Manila (Hokkien) 擠2
Raoping 捏
Shantou 揉, 擠1
Jieyang 捏
Singapore (Teochew) 捏
Wu Shanghai 捘, 擠
Suzhou 捘
Wuxi 捘
Dialectal synonyms of 按 (“to push; to press”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 按
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 按, 摁
Taiwan 按
Malaysia 按
Singapore 按
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 按, 摁
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 按, 壓
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 按, 逞
Wuhan 按, 逞
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 捺
Hefei 按, 捺
Cantonese Guangzhou 撳, 的
Hong Kong 撳
Macau 撳
Yangjiang 擪
Singapore (Guangfu) 撳
Gan Nanchang 按, 陣
Hakka Meixian 撳
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 撳
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 撳
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 撳
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 撳, 擪
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 撳
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 擪
Kuching (Hepo) 撳
Jin Taiyuan 按
Northern Min Jian'ou 壓
Eastern Min Fuzhou 扼
Southern Min Xiamen 揤
Quanzhou 揤
Zhangzhou 揤
Taipei 揤
New Taipei (Sanxia) 揤
Kaohsiung 揤
Yilan 揤
Changhua (Lukang) 揤
Taichung 揤
Tainan 揤
Hsinchu 揤
Kinmen 揤
Penghu (Magong) 揤
Penang (Hokkien) 揤, 捏
Singapore (Hokkien) 揤, 捏
Manila (Hokkien) 揤
Chaozhou 揤
Singapore (Teochew) 揤
Wu Shanghai 撳
Suzhou 撳
Wuxi 撳
Wenzhou 捺, 捼
Xiang Changsha 捘, 按
Shuangfeng 撳
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Etymology 3

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simp. and trad.
 捏
alternative forms 劦 (to pick with fingers)

Pronunciation

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  • lia̍p (“to mold (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan); to bring up (Quanzhou, Taiwan); to fabricate (Taiwan); to do (Xiamen, Quanzhou); to fiddle”);
  • liap - “to bring up (Xiamen, Quanzhou); to fabricate (Xiamen, Quanzhou)”.

    Definitions

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    捏

    1. (Hokkien) to mold; to knead; to press with one's fingers into certain shapes (of soft objects)
      捏塗尪仔／捏涂尪仔 [Hokkien]  ―  lia̍p thô͘-ang-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to mold a clay idol
    2. (Hokkien, by extension) to bring up with great pains; to rear with difficulty (a child)
      這個囝仔對細是我甲伊捏大的。 [Hokkien, trad.]
      这个囝仔对细是我甲伊捏大的。 [Hokkien, simp.]
      Chit-ê kín-á tùi sòe sī góa kah i liap tōa ê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
      This child was brought up by me since he/she was small.
    3. (Hokkien, figurative) to fabricate; to concoct; to make up (something false)
      亂捏／乱捏 [Hokkien]  ―  loān-liap [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to make things up
    4. (Mainland China Hokkien, by extension) to do; to be engaged in (especially something negative)
      一日毋知咧捏啥物，做無啥物工課。 [Hokkien, trad.]
      一日毋知咧捏啥物，做无啥物工课。 [Hokkien, simp.]
      Chi̍t-li̍t m̄ chai leh lia̍p siáⁿ-mi̍h, chòe bô siáⁿ-mi̍h khang-khè. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
      I don't know what he's been doing all day, not having able to get anything done.
    5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to fiddle with one's fingers
      粒仔毋通去捏伊。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
      Lia̍p-á m̄-thang khì lia̍p i. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
      Don't go fiddling the running sore with your fingers.
    6. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pick with fingers; to pinch
    7. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make it together
    8. (Hokkien) a surname
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    Kanji

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    捏

    (Hyōgai kanji)

    1. knead; mix

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Chinese 捏 (MC net).

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    Hanja

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    Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

    Wikisource

    捏 (eumhun 꾸밀 날 (kkumil nal))

    1. hanja form? of 날 (“knead”)

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    References

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    • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

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    捏: Hán Nôm readings: nát, nạt, nhét, niết

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