拈

The character "拈" has 8 strokes. "拈" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "拈" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "拈" are "niān" . View the stroke order of "拈">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "拈"

v.: pick up (with the thumb and one or two other fingers); take or hold with fingers; pick; pick and choose

• pick : v.摘；采摘；采集；挑选；选择；拔；拉；撕；扯；挑；捡
• pick and choose : 精挑细选；挑挑拣拣, 挑三拣四, 挑剔

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Example phrases using "拈"

• 便为他们作阄; 阄拈中了马提亚, 马提亚就算和那十一位使徒同列了.

  Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so the eleven apostles.