03306 Chinese character of 拈 and pronounce nim1

The Chinese character【拈】(Nian) that I will teach you today is a character that describes an action or behavior. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Pinch or pick.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【拈】:niān

Cantonese Jyutping of 【拈】:nim1

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【拈】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【拈】, for example:Describing an action or behavior , It means mainly to pinch or pick .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【拈】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【拈花、拈紙】(Mandarin Pinyin:niān huā 、niān zhǐ/ Cantonese Jyutping:nim1 faa1 、nim1 zi2)

The total stroke number of this character is 8 ,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


他拈起一片落葉仔細觀察。

He picked up a fallen leaf and examined it carefully.


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