捏
ネツ, テツ, ネチ, こ.ねる, ね.る, つく.ねる

knead, mix

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

The right-hand element# is 土 earth + 日 (sunlight that softens objects it strikes) → hard earth softening in the sun. 捏 adds 手 hand/action indicator → *knead clay into an object* → *fabricate*.

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