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Modern (Beijing) reading: niǎn
Preclassic Old Chinese: n(h)ǝ̄rʔ
Classic Old Chinese: n(h)ǝ̄́n
Western Han Chinese: n(h)ǝ̄́n
Eastern Han Chinese: n(h)ǝ̄́n
Early Postclassic Chinese: n(h)ǝ̄́n
Middle Postclassic Chinese: n(h)ǝ̄́n
Late Postclassic Chinese: n(h)ǝ̄́n
Middle Chinese: níen
English meaning : tread, trample
Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology
Radical: 0
Four-angle index: 0
Karlgren code: 0453 n
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *niǝ̄rH
Meaning: press, trample
Chinese: *n_ǝ̄rʔ tread, trample.
Tibetan: ńer, mńed to tan, curry, dress.
Burmese: naj to knead with the hands, or trample to pieces with feet.
Kachin: ǝnin2 to press.
Comments: Thangkur khǝnai knead. Ben. 65.
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