撚
See also: 拈 and 捻
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Translingual
Han character
撚 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手月大火 (QBKF), four-corner 53033, composition ⿰扌然)
References
- KangXi: page 454, character 23
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12713
- Dae Jaweon: page 804, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1961, character 5
- Unihan data for U+649A
- Unihan data for U+F991
Chinese
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (肰) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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嘫 | *rneːn |
然 | *njen |
肰 | *njen |
繎 | *njon, *njen |
燃 | *njen |
蹨 | *njenʔ, *neːnʔ |
橪 | *njenʔ, *ʔneːn |
撚 | *neːnʔ |
Etymology 1
trad. | 撚 | |
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simp. # | 撚 | |
alternative forms | 捻 |
Pronunciation
Definitions
撚
- to pinch; to pick up (with one's fingers)
- to take; to hold
- to rub (with one's fingers)
- to fiddle; to fidget
- to play tricks; to toy with; to tease
- 撚雀 [Cantonese] ― nan2 zoek3 [Jyutping] ― to play with birds (especially pet birds)
- 撚狗 [Cantonese] ― nan2 gau2 [Jyutping] ― to play with dogs
- to trample; to tread
- Alternative form of 攆/撵 (niǎn, “to expel; to drive out”).
- (music) to press on or lightly pinch in the strings of the pipa to produce a wave-like effect
- (Min Nan) to swindle; to defraud
Compounds
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Etymology 2
trad. | 撚 | |
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simp. # | 撚 | |
alternative forms | 𡳞 𨶙 L Hong Kong |
See 𡳞.
Pronunciation
Definitions
撚 (Cantonese, vulgar)
- penis (Classifier: 條/条 c; 轆/辘 c)
- fucking; freaking; the hell; the fuck
- 乜都唔撚識/乜都唔撚识 [Cantonese] ― mat1 dou1 m4 lan2 sik1 [Jyutping] ― to not know a fucking thing
- (derogatory) a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er (for males)
- Synonym: 閪 (female equivelant)
- 環保撚/环保撚 [Cantonese] ― waan4 bou2 lan2 [Jyutping] ― environmentalist
- 中立撚 [Cantonese] ― zung1 laap6 lan2 [Jyutping] ― a person who is neutral
- 耶撚 [Cantonese] ― je4 lan2 [Jyutping] ― Christard
- Negates the meaning of the sentence: fuck all, my ass, like fuck, no fucking way
- 你識條撚!/你识条撚! [Cantonese] ― nei5 sik1 tiu4 lan2! [Jyutping] ― You know fuck all!
- 關你撚事!/关你撚事! [Cantonese] ― gwaan1 nei5 lan2 si6! [Jyutping] ― None of your fucking business! / The fuck you care!
- 你有撚用! [Cantonese] ― nei5 jau5 lan2 jung6! [Jyutping] ― You are of fuck all use!
- 道條撚歉!/道条撚歉! [Cantonese] ― dou3 tiu4 lan2 hip3! [Jyutping] ― Apologize my ass! / Like fuck I will apologize!
Coordinate terms
- (Cantonese five profanities) 屌 (diu2), 㞗 (gau1), 撚 (lan2), 𨳍 (cat6), 閪 (hai1); 小狗懶擦鞋/小狗懒擦鞋 (siu2 gau2 laan5 caat3 haai4)
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
撚
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- to twist
- Synonyms: 拈, 捻, 捏
Readings
- Go-on: ねん (nen)
- Kan-on: でん (den)
- Kun: ひねり (hineri, 撚り); ひねる (hineru, 撚る); より (yori, 撚り); よる (yoru, 撚る); よれる (yoreru, 撚れる)
Compounds
- 撚軍 (nengun)
- 撚糸 (nenshi)
- 撚紙 (nenshi) (捻紙)
- 撚匪 (nenpi)
- 紙撚 (shinen)
- 攏撚 (rōnen)
Korean
Hanja
撚 (eumhun 비틀 년 (biteul nyeon), South Korea 비틀 연 (biteul yeon))
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Vietnamese
Han character
撚: Hán Nôm readings: niệm
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References
- Nom Foundation