碾

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stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind; to crush; to husk

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

石 meaning “stone” + 展 sound ( zhǎn )

Components 石展

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
碾子山区	Niǎn zi shān Qū	Nianzishan, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市\|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
碾子山	Niǎn zi shān	see 碾子山區\|碾子山区[Nian3 zi5 shan1 Qu1]
碾米机	niǎn mǐ jī	rice milling machine
碾子	niǎn zi	roller (used for milling or crushing)
水碾	shuǐ niǎn	water mill
碾场	niǎn cháng	to thresh or husk grain on a threshing ground (dialect)
碾过	niǎn guò	to crush sth by running over it
碾盘	niǎn pán	millstone
碾压	niǎn yā	to crush or compact (with a roller); to run over (with a vehicle); (fig.) to trounce; to w…
碾磨	niǎn mó	to mill; to grind; grinding stone
碾碎	niǎn suì	to pulverize; to crush
汽碾	qì niǎn	steamroller
碾坊	niǎn fáng	grain mill
碾轧	niǎn yà	see 碾壓\|碾压[nian3 ya1]
碾槌	niǎn chuí	pestle
碾砣	niǎn tuó	roller

Characters sharing the sound component 展 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
展 sound part	zhǎn	to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch
辗	niǎn	to roll over; to turn on a side
搌	zhǎn	to dab, to sop up, to wipe away tears