How to write 捏

捏 niē [verb] 1. 用拇指和其他手指夹住。 (To pinch; hold between the fingers.) 2. 用手指把软的东西做成一定的形状。 (To mold or knead soft materials into a certain shape.) 例如：捏饺子。捏面人儿。 (For example: to pinch dumplings; to shape dough figurines.) 3. 假造，虚构。 (To fabricate; make up.) 例如：捏造。捏陷。 (For example: to fabricate lies; to falsely accuse.) 本义: 用手指将软的东西捻成一定形状 (Original meaning: To mold soft materials with fingers.) 造字法: 形声。从手，从土，曰声。 (Character formation: Phono-semantic compound, indicating "hand" and "earth" sounds.) 同本义 1. [En.] mold; knead with the fingers. 引: 《红楼梦》：只见几个婆子手里都捧着一色捏丝戗金五彩大盒子走来。 (Reference: In "Dream of the Red Chamber," a few women were carrying colorful boxes made of kneaded silk.) 例: 又如:捏泥人儿;捏怪(塑造怪相);捏素(塑像);捏塑(以泥塑造)。 (Examples: To make clay figurines; to sculpt monsters; to create statues from clay.) 握 2. [En.] pinch; hold between the fingers. 引: 郑德辉《驺梅香》：俺捏住这玉佩慢慢的行将去。 (Reference: In "Zou Mei Xiang," I slowly grasped the jade pendant.) 例: 又如: 手内捏一捏，就知分两;手上还捏着那只小篮呢;把钱捏在手里睡觉。 (Examples: To feel inside the hand to determine; still holding the small basket; to sleep with money squeezed in hand.) 用手按 3. [En.] press with fingers. 例: 如: 他给我捏肩。 (Example: He pressed my shoulder.) 挑事 4. [En.] stir up. 例: 如: 捏错。 (Example: To provoke misunderstanding.) 假造 5. [En.] fabricate; make up. 引: 《水浒传》：王庆听他问的跷蹊，便捏一派假话支吾。 (Reference: In "Water Margin," Wang Qing made up a bunch of lies to evade questions.) 例: 又如: 捏奏(捏造谎言，上奏朝廷);捏名(假造姓名);捏事(假造事端);捏陷(捏造假证陷害);捏故(捏造事端);捏构(虚构，编造);捏报(谎报);捏诬(说谎诬陷)。 (Examples: To fabricate a report to the court; to forge a name; to conjure up incidents; to frame someone with false evidence; to make up stories; to compile fictitious data; to report falsely; to slander.)