撚 = 扌 + 然

撚 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “twirl in fingers”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 然 (yes).

Keyword: twirl in fingers
Pinyin (Mandarin): niǎn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: twirl in fingers, tease, toy with, вертеть пальцами, дразнить, играть с, tease, toy with
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 撚 twirl

Decomposition

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扌 hand
然 yes

How to find 撚 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “yes”. 撚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 撚 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.