捏 Stroke Order

捏 (niē) 1. To pinch, to hold between the thumb and other fingers. 用拇指和其他手指夹住。 2. To mold or shape soft materials with fingers. 用手指把软的东西做成一定的形状。 Example: 捏饺子 (mold dumplings); 捏面人儿 (mold dough figurines). 3. To fabricate or invent. 假造，虚构。 Example: 捏造 (fabricate); 捏陷 (fabricate evidence). 【本义】: 用手指将软的东西捻成一定形状 (The original meaning: to knead or mold soft materials with the fingers). 【造字法】: 形声。从手，从土，曰声 (Character formation: a phono-semantic compound, composed of the hand and earth, indicating meaning). Synonyms: 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] mold; knead with the fingers). 2. To pinch or hold between the fingers ([En.] pinch; hold between the fingers). Example: 手上还捏着那只小篮呢 (Still holding the small basket with the hand). 3. To press with fingers ([En.] press with fingers). Example: 他给我捏肩 (He pressed my shoulder). 4. To stir up ([En.] stir up). Example: 捏错 (stir up trouble). 5. To fabricate ([En.] fabricate; make up). Example: 捏奏 (fabricate a lie to present to the court).