niǎn

碾 (niǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind”.

Meanings

  1. 1stone roller
  2. 2roller and millstone
  3. 3to grind
  4. 4to crush
  5. 5to husk

Related words

碾碎to pulverize碾压to crush or compact (with a roller)水碾water mill汽碾steamroller碾场to thresh or husk grain on a threshing ground (dialect)碾坊grain mill碾子roller (used for milling or crushing)碾槌pestle碾盘millstone碾砣roller碾磨to mill碾米机rice milling machine

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