撚

See also: 拈 and 捻

撚	U+649A, 撚 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-649A

← 撙
[U+6499]

CJK Unified Ideographs

撛 →
[U+649B]

撚	U+F991, 撚 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F991

← 戀
[U+F990]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

漣 →
[U+F992]

Translingual

Han character

撚 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手月大火 (QBKF), four-corner 5303₃, composition ⿰扌然)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 454, character 23
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12713
Dae Jaweon: page 804, character 3
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1961, character 5
Unihan data for U+649A

Unihan data for U+F991

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 撚
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (肰) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
嘫	*rneːn
然	*njen
肰	*njen
繎	njon, njen
燃	*njen
蹨	njenʔ, neːnʔ
橪	njenʔ, ʔneːn
撚	*neːnʔ

Etymology 1

trad.		撚
simp. ^#		撚
alternative forms		捻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niǎn (nian³)

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nan² / nin² / nin⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngién / ngián
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niǎn
  - Wade–Giles: nien³
  - Yale: nyǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nean
  - Palladius: нянь (njanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: nan² / nin² / nin⁵
  - Yale: nán / nín / níhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nan² / nin² / nin⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: nen² / nin² / nin⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐn³⁵/, /niːn³⁵/, /niːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngién
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngián
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lián
  - Tâi-lô: lián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liern
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɛn⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: nenX

Rime
Character	撚
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	泥 (8)
Final (韻)	先 (85)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	乃殄切
Baxter	nenX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/nen^X/
Pan Wuyun	/nen^X/
Shao Rongfen	/nɛn^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/nɛn^X/
Li Rong	/nen^X/
Wang Li	/nien^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/nien^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	niǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	nin⁵

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*neːnʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	撚
Reading #	1/1
No.	10763
Phonetic component	肰
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*neːnʔ/

Definitions

撚

to pinch; to pick up (with one's fingers)
to take; to hold
to rub (with one's fingers)
to fiddle; to fidget
to play tricks; to toy with; to tease
撚雀 [Cantonese] ― nan² zoek^3-2 [Jyutping] ― to play with birds (especially pet birds)

撚狗 [Cantonese] ― nan² gau² [Jyutping] ― to play with dogs
to trample; to tread
alternative form of 攆 / 撵 (niǎn, “to expel; to drive out”)
(music) to press on or lightly pinch in the strings of the pipa to produce a wave-like effect
(Southern Min) to swindle; to defraud

Compounds

加撚
吃醋撚酸
撚分子
撚化
撚手
撚指
撚酸
撚錢 / 撚钱
撚靶兒 / 撚靶儿
紙撚兒 / 纸撚儿
輕攏慢撚 / 轻拢慢撚

Etymology 2

trad.		撚
simp. ^#		撚
alternative forms		𡳞𨶙 L Hong Kong

See 𡳞.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): lan²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: lan²
  - Yale: lán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lan²
  - Guangdong Romanization: len²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐn³⁵/

Definitions

撚 (Cantonese, vulgar)

penis (Classifier: 條／条 c; 轆／辘 c)
fucking; freaking; the hell; the fuck
乜都唔撚識／乜都唔撚识 [Cantonese] ― mat¹ dou¹ m⁴ lan² sik¹ [Jyutping] ― to not know a fucking thing

日撚日喺度嘈 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
jat⁶ lan² jat⁶ hai² dou⁶ cou⁴ [Jyutping]
to whine every fucking day
(derogatory) a person associated with a particular identity or trait; -er (usually for males)
Synonym: 閪 / 𲈹 (female equivalent)

環保撚／环保撚 [Cantonese] ― waan⁴ bou² lan² [Jyutping] ― environmentalist

中立撚 [Cantonese] ― zung¹ laap⁶ lan² [Jyutping] ― a person who is neutral

耶撚 [Cantonese] ― je⁴ lan² [Jyutping] ― Christard
Negates the meaning of the sentence: fuck all, my ass, like fuck, no fucking way
你識條撚！／你识条撚！ [Cantonese] ― nei⁵ sik¹ tiu⁴ lan²! [Jyutping] ― You know fuck all!

關你撚事！／关你撚事！ [Cantonese] ― gwaan¹ nei⁵ lan² si⁶! [Jyutping] ― None of your fucking business! / The fuck you care!

你有撚用！ [Cantonese] ― nei⁵ jau⁵ lan² jung⁶! [Jyutping] ― You are of fuck all use!

道條撚歉！／道条撚歉！ [Cantonese] ― dou⁶ tiu⁴ lan² hip³! [Jyutping] ― Apologize my ass! / Like fuck I will apologize!

Coordinate terms

(Cantonese five profanities) 屌 (diu2), 㞗 (gau1), 撚 (lan2), 𨳍 (cat6), 閪／𲈹 (hai1); 小狗懶擦鞋／小狗懒擦鞋 (siu2 gau2 laan5 caat3 haai4)

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

撚

(Hyōgai kanji)

to twist
Synonyms: 拈, 捻, 捏

Readings

Go-on: ねん (nen)
Kan-on: でん (den)
Kun: ひねり (hineri, 撚り)、ひねる (hineru, 撚る)、より (yori, 撚り)、よる (yoru, 撚る)、よれる (yoreru, 撚れる)

Compounds

撚(ねん)軍(ぐん) (nengun)
撚(ねん)糸(し) (nenshi)
撚(ねん)紙(し) (nenshi) (捻(ねん)紙(し))
撚(ねん)匪(ぴ) (nenpi)
紙(し)撚(ねん) (shinen)
攏(ろう)撚(ねん) (rōnen)

Korean

Hanja

撚 (eumhun 비틀 년 (biteul nyeon), word-initial (South Korea) 비틀 연 (biteul yeon))

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Vietnamese

Han character

撚: Hán Nôm readings: niệm

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References

Nom Foundation