to hold between the thumb and fingers / to pinch / to mold (using the fingers) / to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.) / to join together / to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
捏
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扌
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日
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土
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The sun (日) got some dirt (土) in her eye and Nefertiti (ni) helps her to get it out in front of the elevator (e1). Nefertiti pinches (捏) the dirt with her fingers and uses a toy claw (扌) to pull the larger pieces out.