67B50 
 10A.30-4 		[nie1] . [Var. of 捏，; cf. 涅]Homophone
V(1)  Seize, take hold of, pinch, apply pressure with hands, strangle: (一) 把汗 be seized with fear or deep concern;
著 hold between fingers;
著鼻子 suffer patiently and silently;
著頭皮 ditto;
住了 have finally caught (s.t.);
手腳 do things stealthily;
神鬼 plan behind (s.o.’s) back;
他的腿 pinch his leg;
他一把 give him a pinch;
死 strangle (s.o.) to death;
(2)  Knead with the fingers, mold: 塑 [nie1su4]↓;
泥人 make an earthen figurine;
麵團 knead dough;
一撮土 knead a pinch of earth;
一把泥 knead a handful of mud;
(3)  Fabricate, trump up: 造 [nie1zao4]↓;
報 [nie1bao4]↓;
拿 hesitant, wavering.
Words1.報 [nie1bao4], v.t., make a false report. 
2.病 [nie1bing4], v.i., feign sickness. 
3.告 [nie1gao4], v.t., accuse (s.o.) falsely. 
4.咕 [nie1gu0], v.t., reconcile, mediate, bring together (＝撮合). 
5.合 [nie1he2], v.t., (1)  reconcile, mediate; 
6.合 [nie1he2], v.t., (2)  flirt with, have illicit sexual relations with. 
7.弄 [nie1nong0], v.t., (1)  fabricate, trump up; 
8.弄 [nie1nong0], v.t., (2)  reconcile, mediate; 
9.弄 [nie1nong0], v.t., manipulate. 
10.陷 [nie1xian4], v.t., implicate (s.o.) by groundless accusations. 
11.酸 [nie1suan1], v.i., to carry on with pompous air or affected scholar's gait, to strut. 
12.塑 [nie1su4], v.t., to mold (clay figures). 
13.詞 [nie1ci2], v.t., make a false statement, tell a lie. 
14.造 [nie1zao4], v.t., fabricate, trump up.