| 捏 | niē jǐ | form of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed, working from the base of the spine to the neck (TCM) | 
| 捏 | niē | to hold between the thumb and fingers / to pinch / to mold (using the fingers) / to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.) / to join together / to fabricate (a story, a report, etc) | 
| 捏 | niē | variant of 捏 | 
| 脊 | jǐ | (bound form) spine; backbone / (bound form) ridge |