Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Nin Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 427, Entry 23 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced nin (rising tone), same sound as the rising tone of ren. Meaning: to pinch or to grasp. Another interpretation is nin-nuo, describing the adjustment of a bowstring.