辗 (niǎn): variant of 碾[nian3]
辗 (niǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “variant of 碾[nian3].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 车 (semantic) and 展 (phonetic). It ranks #3125 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 辗 cart. Its radical form 车 (cart) appears in many related characters such as 车 (chē, vehicle), 辆 (liàng, measure word for vehicles), 轻 (qīng, light).
Definitions
- variant of 碾[nian3]
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辗转 | zhǎn zhuǎn | to toss about in bed |
| 辗转反侧 | zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè | to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed) |
| 辗轧 | niǎn yà | variant of 碾軋|碾轧[nian3 ya4] |
辗 appears in 3 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 辗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
辗字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
niǎn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "辗" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.
女“趴引擎盖”抓诈团遭辗压 车手出狱后犯杀人未遂 判决出炉
nǚ pā yǐn qíng gài zhuā zhà tuán zāo niǎn yā chē shǒu chū yù hòu fàn shā rén wèi suì pàn jué chū lú
Woman Crushed While Trying to Stop Fraud Ring by Lying on Car Hood; Driver Commits Attempted Murder After Release from Prison; Sentence Announced
...狂失42分!兄弟投手群大爆炸 中南美打线辗压
. . . kuáng shī 4 2 fēn ! xiōng dì tóu shǒu qún dà bào zhà zhōng nán měi dǎ xiàn niǎn yā
...42 runs conceded! Brothers' pitching staff collapses as Latin American lineup runs roughshod over them
辗转,过境,回家!——又一批在伊朗中国公民...
niǎn zhuǎn , guò jìng , huí jiā ! — — yòu yī pī zài yī lǎng zhōng guó gōng mín . . .
After a long journey, a layover, and finally home! — Another group of Chinese citizens in Iran...
...游变调!25岁正妹补教师骑重机自摔遭后车辗毙 家属心碎崩溃
. . . yóu biàn diào ! 2 5 suì zhèng mèi bǔ jiào shī qí chóng jī zì shuāi zāo hòu chē niǎn bì jiā shǔ xīn suì bēng kuì
...A tragic turn of events! A 25-year-old substitute teacher was killed when she lost control of her motorcycle and was run over by a vehicle behind her. Her family is heartbroken and devastated.
惊悚瞬间曝!桃园八德母女遭曳引车辗飞撞垃圾车 32岁妈与1岁幼女双亡
jīng 悚 shùn jiān pù ! táo yuán bā dé mǔ nǚ zāo 曳 yǐn chē niǎn fēi zhuàng lā jī chē 3 2 suì mā yǔ 1 suì yòu nǚ shuāng wáng
Shocking footage revealed! Mother and daughter in Badu, Taoyuan, struck by a tow truck and thrown into a garbage truck; 32-year-old mother and 1-year-old daughter both killed
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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