Chinese Character 镊 Meanings and components.

Form

镊

Meaning

镊 meaning[3] in English

Tweezers.

Forceps.

Nippers.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 镊 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (钅) , and surname Nie (聂)

Its radical[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with OPSJE

How to write 镊

To write镊nie4tweezers you should write a combination of 钅jin1 , 聂nie4surname Nie arranged in a 吅 shape:

钅 + 聂 = 镊

镊 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 镊 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 镊, looks as follow:

镊
Pinyin:nie4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Tweezers . Forceps . Nippers . Pliers . To Nip . To Pick Up With Tweezers . To Pluck Out
钅
Pinyin:jin1
聂
Pinyin:nie4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Nie
耳
Pinyin:er3
Meaning[3]: Ear . Handle (Archaeology) . And That Is All (Classical Chinese)
双
Pinyin:shuang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Shuang
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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