- 拈
- niānpick up (with the thumb and one or two fingers)* * *pick up* * *pick up* * *nian1to nip, to grasp with the fingers, to fiddle with, Taiwan pr.* * *拈niān动(用两三个手指头夹; 捏) pick up (with the thumb and one or two fingers):从罐子里拈出一块糖来 take a candy from the jar;信手拈来 pick up at random* * *拈|拈 [niān] ► to nip ► to grasp with the fingers ► to fiddle with ► Taiwan pr. [nián]
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.