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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

抿 [mǐn]
  1. 1. verb [轻轻合拢] close … lightly
    抿嘴一笑
    smile with one's lips closed
  2. 2. verb [用嘴轻沾] sip

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

抿 [mǐn]
  1. 1. verb smooth (hair, etc.) with a wet brush
    抿了抿头发
    give a few touches to one's hair (with a brush)
    母亲抿了一下耳边的白发，继续做她手中的活。
  2. 2. verb close lightly; furl; tuck
    抿着嘴笑
    smile with closed lips; compress one's lips to smile
    水鸟儿一抿翅膀，钻入水中。
    The water bird tucked its wings and dived into the water.
    看到他尴尬的样子，小红抿着嘴笑了。
    白鹤抿了抿翅膀飞走了。
  3. 3. verb sip
    抿一口酒
    take a sip of wine
    他不会喝酒，只是端着杯子抿了一下。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

抿 [mǐn]
  1. 1. 动 用小刷子蘸水或油抹(头发等)
    往头发上抿了点儿油
    抿子。
  2. 2. 动 (嘴、翅膀等)略微闭上
    抿着嘴笑
    小鸟抿了抿翅膀。
  3. 3. 动 抿着嘴唇喝一点儿
    抿了一口酒。
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Examples

抿了抿头发
give a few touches to one's hair (with a brush) → 抿
抿着嘴笑
smile with closed lips; compress one's lips to smile → 抿
抿一口酒
take a sip of wine → 抿
小孩子抿了抿嘴唇，傻乎乎地笑了。
The child puckered up her lips and began to smile innocently. → 傻乎乎
母亲抿了一下耳边的白发，继续做她手中的活。 → 抿
看到他尴尬的样子，小红抿着嘴笑了。 → 抿
白鹤抿了抿翅膀飞走了。 → 抿
他不会喝酒，只是端着杯子抿了一下。 → 抿
往头发上抿了点儿油 → 抿
抿着嘴笑 → 抿
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 民
[mín]

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