niān
pick up with fingers
To divine 占 by hand 扌; 占 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
niān
pick up with fingers; draw lots; to nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with; Taiwan pr. [nián]
Most common words with 拈
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to nip | ||
fig. to womanize | ||
burn incense | ||
fig. easy to do |