Usage of the character 捏

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)

niē

捏

[揑]

variant of 捏 (niē)

nániē

拿捏

[拿捏]

to grasp
(dialect) affecting shyness
coy
to create difficulties

niēsuì

捏碎

[捏碎]

to crush (sth) in one's hand

niējǐ

捏脊

[捏脊]

form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed, working from the base of the spine to the neck (TCM)

niēzào

捏造

[捏造]

to make up
to fabricate

niējī

捏积

[捏積]

see 捏脊 (niējǐ)

niēgu

捏估

[捏估]

to act as a go-between

niǔnie

扭捏

[扭捏]

affecting shyness or embarrassment
coy
mincing (walk, manner of speech)
mannered

niēhé

捏合

[捏合]

to act as a go between

niēyībǎhàn

捏一把汗

[捏一把汗]

to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

niējǐzhìliáo

捏脊治疗

[捏脊治療]

chiropractic (medicine)

niǔniǔniēniē

扭扭捏捏

[扭扭捏捏]

affecting shyness or embarrassment
coy
mincing (walk, manner of speech)
mannered

qìcíniēkòng

砌词捏控

[砌詞捏控]

to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)

píngkōngniēzào

凭空捏造

[憑空捏造]

fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

niēyībǎlěnghàn

捏一把冷汗

[捏一把冷汗]

to break out into a cold sweat (idiom)

shìzitiāoruǎndeniē

柿子挑软的捏

[柿子挑軟的捏]

lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子／软柿子 (ruǎnshìzi)) who get picked on
bullies pick soft targets