撚

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See also: 拈 and 捻
撚 U+649A, 撚
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-649A
← 撙
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 撛 →
撚 U+F991, 撚
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F991
← 戀
 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs 漣 →

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

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

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 		/nenX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/nenX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/nɛnX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/nɛnX/
Li
Rong 		/nenX/
Wang
Li 		/nienX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/nienX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		niǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		nin5
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 撚
Reading # 1/1
No. 10763
Phonetic
component 		肰
Rime
group 		元
Rime
subdivision 		2
Corresponding
MC rime 		撚
Old
Chinese 		/*neːnʔ/

Definitions

撚

  1. to pinch; to pick up (with one's fingers)
  2. to take; to hold
  3. to rub (with one's fingers)
  4. to fiddle; to fidget
  5. to play tricks; to toy with; to tease
    撚雀 [Cantonese]  ―  nan2 zoek3-2   ―  to play with birds (especially pet birds)
    撚狗 [Cantonese]  ―  nan2 gau2   ―  to play with dogs
  6. to trample; to tread
  7. Alternative form of 攆／撵 (niǎn, “to expel; to drive out”)
  8. (music) to press on or lightly pinch in the strings of the pipa to produce a wave-like effect
  9. (Southern Min) to swindle; to defraud

Compounds

Etymology 2

trad. 撚
simp. # 撚
alternative forms 𡳞
𨶙
L Hong Kong

See 𡳞.

Pronunciation

Definitions

撚 (Cantonese, vulgar)

  1. penis (Classifier: 條／条 c; 轆／辘 c)
  2. fucking; freaking; the hell; the fuck
    乜都唔撚識／乜都唔撚识 [Cantonese]  ―  mat1 dou1 m4 lan2 sik1   ―  to not know a fucking thing
    日撚日喺度嘈 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    jat6 lan2 jat6 hai2 dou6 cou4
    to whine every fucking day
  3. (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   ―  environmentalist
    中立撚 [Cantonese]  ―  zung1 laap6 lan2   ―  a person who is neutral
    耶撚 [Cantonese]  ―  je4 lan2   ―  Christard
  4. 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!   ―  You know fuck all!
    關你撚事！／关你撚事！ [Cantonese]  ―  gwaan1 nei5 lan2 si6!   ―  None of your fucking business! / The fuck you care!
    你有撚用！ [Cantonese]  ―  nei5 jau5 lan2 jung6!   ―  You are of fuck all use!
    道條撚歉！／道条撚歉！ [Cantonese]  ―  dou6 tiu4 lan2 hip3!   ―  Apologize my ass! / Like fuck I will apologize!

Coordinate terms

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

撚

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. to twist
    Synonyms: 拈, 捻, 捏

Readings

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

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

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Vietnamese

Han character

撚: Hán Nôm readings: niệm

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References

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