nie Pinyin — 25 Chinese Characters by Tone

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1

First tone

niē

捏

niē

to knead, to mold, to pinch

10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

4

Fourth tone

niè

slime, black mud

chaos, disorder

to blacken

to whisper

provincial judge

to bite, to gnaw

chaos, disorder

mud, slime

to move the lips as if speaking

13 strokes

镊

niè

tweezers, forceps, pliers

nickel

tottering, unsteady

the temporal bone

to tip-toe, to walk quietly

to bite, to gnaw

to whisper

nickel

bastard child

stump, sprout

stump, sprout

to bite, to gnaw

to tip-toe, to walk quietly

25 strokes

鑷

niè

tweezers, forceps, pliers

the temporal bone

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捏niē

to hold between the thumb and fingers

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Chinese characters for “nie”

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First tone

Fourth tone

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