碾 (niǎn): stone roller, roller and millstone
碾 (niǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “stone roller.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 石 (semantic) and 展 (phonetic). It ranks #2942 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 碾 stone. Its radical form 石 (stone) appears in many related characters such as 石 (shí, stone), 破 (pò, break), 研 (yán, to research, to grind).
Definitions
- stone roller
- roller and millstone
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 碾碎verb | niǎn suì | to pulverize |
| 碾压verb | niǎn yā | to crush or compact (with a roller) |
| 碾子山区 | niǎn zi shān qū | Nianzishan, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市, Heilongjiang |
| 碾子山 | niǎn zi shān | see 碾子山區|碾子山区 |
| 碾米机noun | niǎn mǐ jī | rice milling machine |
| 碾子noun | niǎn zi | roller (used for milling or crushing) |
| 碾过verb | niǎn guò | to crush sth by running over it |
| 水碾noun | shuǐ niǎn | water mill |
| 碾场 | niǎn cháng | to thresh or husk grain on a threshing ground (dialect) |
| 碾盘 | niǎn pán | millstone |
| 汽碾 | qì niǎn | steamroller |
| 碾磨 | niǎn mó | to mill |
| 碾砣noun | niǎn tuó | roller |
| 碾轧 | niǎn yà | see 碾壓|碾压 |
| 碾槌 | niǎn chuí | pestle |
碾 appears in 16 compound words: 88 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
碾字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
niǎn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "碾" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.
单独挥军，征服七大王国；亦或在多人混战中碾压强敌，登上铁王座。
dān dú huī jūn , zhēng fú qī dà wáng guó ; yì huò zài duō rén hùn zhàn zhōng niǎn yā qiáng dí , dēng shàng tiě wáng zuò .
Lead your army alone to conquer the Seven Kingdoms; or crush powerful foes in multiplayer battles and claim the Iron Throne.
即便回归正价，其性价比依然维持着百倍左右的碾压优势，打不打折都便宜到离谱。
jí biàn huí guī zhèng jià , qí xìng jià bǐ yī rán wéi chí zhe bǎi bèi zuǒ yòu de niǎn yā yōu shì , dǎ bù dǎ zhé dōu biàn yí dào lí pǔ .
Even at full price, it still offers an overwhelming value—about 100 times better than the competition—and is ridiculously cheap whether it’s on sale or not.
沈舟:美军海上封锁碾压的不只是伊朗
Shěn zhōu : měi jūn hǎi shàng fēng suǒ niǎn yā de bù zhī shì yī lǎng
Shen Zhou: The U.S. Navy's maritime blockade is not just targeting Iran
...转酿血案 长庚男大生遭辗重创网疯传“3度碾压”真相曝光
. . . zhuǎn niàng xiě àn cháng 庚 nán dà shēng zāo niǎn chóng chuàng wǎng fēng chuán 3 dù niǎn yā zhēn xiāng pù guāng
...Turns into a Tragedy: Chang Gung University Male Student Seriously Injured After Being Run Over; Viral Claims of "Three-Time Run-Over" Debunked
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced niǎn
Frequently Asked Questions
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