捏

捏

See also: 揑

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

Translingual

Han character

捏 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手日土 (QAG) or 手竹X土 (QHXG) or 手竹X一 (QHXM), four-corner 5601₄, composition ⿰扌圼)

References

• KangXi: 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

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Chinese

Glyph origin

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, OC *niːɡ) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + abbreviated phonetic 涅 (OC *niːɡ).

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		捏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): niē (nie¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝ

  (Chengdu, SP): nia²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): не (ni͡ə, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): nip⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): niap²

• Gan (Wiktionary): nyiet⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): net

  (Meixian, Guangdong): niêd⁶

• Jin (Wiktionary): nieh⁴
• Min Bei (KCR): niĕ
• Min Dong (BUC): niĕk
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): lia̍t / ni̍h / liap / lia̍p

  (Teochew, Peng'im): niab⁴ / noih⁴ / nuêh⁴

• Wu (Wiktionary): nyaq (T5)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): nyie⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: niē
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nie
    • Wade–Giles: nieh¹
    • Yale: nyē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nhie
    • Palladius: не (ne)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /njɛ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: nia²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lia
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nia²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: не (ni͡ə, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niə²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: nip⁶
    • Yale: nihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːp̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: niap²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ⁿdiap̚⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: nyiet⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲiɛt̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: net
    • Hakka Romanization System: ned`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ned⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /net̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: niêd⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /niɛt̚⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: nieh⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /niəʔ²/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: niĕ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niɛ²⁴/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: niĕk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nˡieʔ⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: lia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liat
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛt̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛt̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ni̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ni̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nih
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nĩʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /nĩʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /nĩʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liap
    • Tâi-lô: liap
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liab
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liap̚⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liap̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lia̍p
    • Tâi-lô: lia̍p
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liap
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liap̚⁴/

Note:

• lia̍t - literary;
• ni̍h - vernacular;
• liap/lia̍p - vernacular (俗).

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: niab⁴ / noih⁴ / nuêh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: niap / noih / nueh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niap̚²/, /noiʔ²/, /nueʔ²/

Note:

• niab4 - literary;
• noih4/nuêh4 - vernacular.

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: nyaq (T5)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲa̱ʔ¹²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: nyie⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲie̞²⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 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 (Min Nan)	/liap̚⁵/ /liap̚³²/ ～造 /niʔ⁵/ ～死
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/niɛʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/niɛ²⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/miap̚²/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/nit̚⁵/ /ʔdɛ³³/

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• Middle Chinese: /net̚/

Rime
Character	捏
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)
Final (韻)	先 (87)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	奴結切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/net̚/
Pan Wuyun	/net̚/
Shao Rongfen	/nɛt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/nɛt̚/
Li Rong	/net̚/
Wang Li	/niet̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/niet̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	niè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	nit6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*niːɡ/

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

Definitions

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 concoct; to fabricate; to make up

Synonyms

• (to pinch): (Teochew) 捘, (Hokkien) 捻
• (to clench): 握 (wò)
• (to concoct):

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Synonyms of 捏

假造 (jiǎzào) 捏造 (niēzào) 臆造 (yìzào) 莫之莫捏 (Min Nan) 莫捏 (Min Nan) 杜撰 (dùzhuàn)

偽造／伪造 (wěizào) 土統／土统 (Min Nan) 桶摃／桶𫼱 (Min Nan) 構造／构造 (gòuzào) (archaic) 瞎編／瞎编 (xiābiān)

編製／编制 (biānzhì) (figurative) 編造／编造 (biānzào) 胡編／胡编 (húbiān) 虛構／虚构 (xūgòu) 造謠／造谣 (zàoyáo)

Compounds

假捏 吹起捏塌 忸捏 打捏 扭扭捏捏 (niǔniǔniēniē) 扭捏 (niǔnie) 拿捏 (nániē) 捏合 捏塑 捏弄 捏怪 捏怪排科 捏把汗 捏白 (niēbái)

捏神捏鬼 捏胎鬼 捏舌 捏著鼻子 捏造 (niēzào) 捏酸 捏鼻 排捏 揣歪捏怪 鬼捏青 捏坏 信口捏膿／信口捏脓 憑空捏造／凭空捏造 捏報／捏报

捏手捏腳／捏手捏脚 捏積／捏积 捏腳捏手／捏脚捏手 捏膿／捏脓 捏舌頭／捏舌头 捏訣／捏诀 捏詞／捏词 捏錯兒／捏错儿 捏麵人／捏面人 擠手捏腳／挤手捏脚 東扭西捏／东扭西捏 紐捏／纽捏 編捏／编捏 誑捏／诳捏

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): tīⁿ / tēⁿ / tiⁿ / teⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dên⁶

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tīⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tīnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dvi
    • IPA (Lukang): /tĩ³¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tĩ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /tĩ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan, Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tēⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tēnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dve
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /tẽ³³/
    • IPA (Penang): /tɛ̃²¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /tẽ²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɛ̃²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dvy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tĩ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tenn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dvef
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɛ̃⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dên⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tĕⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tẽ³⁵/

Definitions

捏

1. (Min Nan) to grasp tightly; to squeeze

   捏頷頸／捏颔颈 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  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. (Malaysia and Singapore Hokkien) to press

   捏鐘／捏钟 [Hokkien]  ―  tēⁿ cheng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to press the bell

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 擠 (“to squeeze out”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		擠1
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
Min Nan	Xiamen	擠2
	Quanzhou	擠2
	Zhangzhou	擠2
	Tainan	擠2, 捏
	Singapore (Hokkien)	捏
	Raoping	捏
	Shantou	揉, 擠1
	Jieyang	捏
	Singapore (Teochew)	捏

Dialectal synonyms of 按 (“to push; to press”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		按
Mandarin	Beijing	按, 摁
	Taiwan	按
	Jinan	按, 摁
	Xi'an	按, 壓
	Wuhan	按, 逞
	Chengdu	按, 逞
	Yangzhou	捺
	Hefei	按, 捺
	Malaysia	按
	Singapore	按
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
Min Bei	Jian'ou	壓
Min Dong	Fuzhou	扼
Min Nan	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
	Wenzhou	捺, 捼
Xiang	Changsha	捘, 按
	Shuangfeng	撳

See also

• 硩

References

• “捏”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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Japanese

Kanji

捏

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. knead; mix

Readings

• Go-on: ねち (nechi); ねつ (netsu)
• Kan-on: でつ (detsu)
• Kun: こねる (koneru, 捏ねる); つくね (tsukune, 捏ね); つくねる (tsukuneru, 捏ねる)

Compounds

• 捏(でつ)造(ぞう) (detsuzō)
• 捏(ねっ)和(か) (nekka)
• 捏(ねっ)出(しゅつ) (nesshutsu)
• 捏(ねつ)造(ぞう) (netsuzō)

 

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Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 捏 (MC net̚).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 녀ᇙ〮 (Yale: nyélq) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. Recorded as Middle Korean 揑 (揑)/녈〮 (nyél) (Yale: nyél) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [날]

Hanja

Wikisource捏 (eumhun 꾸밀 날 (kkumil nal))

1. Hanja form^? of 날 (“knead”).

Compounds

Compounds

• 날조 (捏造, naljo)

References

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

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Vietnamese

Han character

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

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