捏

捏 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+7, 10 strokes, cangjie input 手日土 (QAG) or 手竹難土 (QHXG) or 手竹難一 (QHXM), four-corner 5601₄, composition ⿰扌圼)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 434, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12149
• Dae Jaweon: page 783, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1881, character 7
• Unihan data for U+634F

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *niːɡ): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + abbreviated phonetic 涅 (OC *niːɡ).

捏

1. to pick with fingers; to pinch
2. to clench; to hold in the hand; to grip
3. to knead
4. to mold; to bring together
5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to fabricate; to concoct; to make up
6. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to press down with one's fingers

   捏手風琴／捏手风琴 [Hokkien]  ―  ni̍h chhiú-hong-khîm [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to press the accordion with one's fingers

• (to pinch): (Teochew) 捘, (Hokkien) 捻
• (to clench): 握 (wò)
• (to fabricate):

捏

1. (Southern Min) to grasp tightly; to squeeze

   捏頷頸 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   捏颔颈 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   tēⁿ ām-kún [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   to hold someone by the neck

   捏齒膏／捏齿膏 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  tēⁿ khí-ko [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to squeeze out toothpaste

2. (Hokkien, Teochew) to pinch

   捏鼻仔 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  tēⁿ phīⁿ-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to pinch one's nose

3. (Hainanese) to hold (a pen, chopsticks, etc.)
4. (Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) to press

   捏鐘／捏钟 [Hokkien]  ―  tēⁿ cheng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to press the bell

• 硩

捏

1. (Hokkien) to mold; to knead; to press with one's fingers into certain shapes (of soft objects)

   捏塗尪仔／捏涂尪仔 [Hokkien]  ―  lia̍p thô͘-ang-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to mold a clay idol

2. (Hokkien, by extension) to bring up with great pains; to rear with difficulty (a child)

   這個囝仔對細是我甲伊捏大的。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   这个囝仔对细是我甲伊捏大的。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Chit-ê kín-á tùi sòe sī góa kah i liap tōa ê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   This child was brought up by me since he/she was small.

3. (Hokkien, figurative) to fabricate; to concoct; to make up (something false)

   亂捏／乱捏 [Hokkien]  ―  loān-liap [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to make things up

4. (Mainland China Hokkien, by extension) to do; to be engaged in (especially something negative)

   一日毋知咧捏啥物，做無啥物工課。 [Hokkien, trad.]
   一日毋知咧捏啥物，做无啥物工课。 [Hokkien, simp.]

   Chi̍t-li̍t m̄ chai leh lia̍p siáⁿ-mi̍h, chòe bô siáⁿ-mi̍h khang-khè. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   I don't know what he's been doing all day, not having able to get anything done.

5. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to fiddle with one's fingers

   粒仔毋通去捏伊。 [Hokkien, trad. and simp.]

   Lia̍p-á m̄-thang khì lia̍p i. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   Don't go fiddling the running sore with your fingers.

6. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pick with fingers; to pinch
7. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make it together
8. (Hokkien) a surname

• (to fabricate):

From the favored expression Japanese にぇ of YouTube VTuber Sakura Miko, which is a corrupted variant of Japanese ね, a final particle. Its meaning may be influenced by dialectal homophones 呢 (ne) or 嘞 (lē).

捏

1. (Mandarin, Internet slang, usually women's speech) alternative form of 呢, which may also impart a softening effect, conveying emotions such as cuteness, coquettishness, playfulness, cheerfulness, or mildness

   可愛捏／可爱捏  ―  kě'ài niē  ―  (Someone) is so cute.

   這兩個該選哪一個好？萌新不知道捏 [MSC, trad.]
   这两个该选哪一个好？萌新不知道捏 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè liǎng ge gāi xuǎn nǎ yī ge hǎo? Méngxīn bù zhīdào niē [Pinyin]

   Which of these two should I choose? As a cute newbie, I don’t know.

This particle suggests an element of charm and cuteness; however, it may occasionally be perceived as sarcastic or insincere.

• “捏”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. knead; mix

• Go-on: ねち (nechi)、ねつ (netsu)
• Kan-on: でつ (detsu)
• Kun: こねる (koneru, 捏ねる)、つくね (tsukune, 捏ね)、つくねる (tsukuneru, 捏ねる)

From Middle Chinese 捏 (MC net).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [날]

Wikisource

捏 (eumhun 꾸밀 날 (kkumil nal))

1. hanja form^? of 날 (“knead”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

捏: Hán Nôm readings: nát, nạt, nhét, niết

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