扭

niǔ

n+iǔ·3rd tone

to turn · to twist

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 7 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

扭=扌+丑

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to turn

to twist

to wring

to sprain

to swing one's hips

niǔ

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Words with 扭 62 total

to wrestle · to grapple · to scuffle扭打niǔ dǎ to tangle up · to twist together · to wind扭结niǔ jié to make good a deficit · to reverse a loss扭亏niǔ kuī torque · turning force · torsion扭力niǔ lì to twist · to warp · to distort扭曲niǔ qū a sprain · a crick · to sprain扭伤niǔ shāng to seize and hand sb over to the authorities扭送niǔ sòng to reverse · to turn around (an undesirable situation) · (mechanics) torsion扭转niǔ zhuǎn

Idioms with 扭 11 total Chain

affecting shyness or embarrassment · coy · mincing (walk, manner of speech) · mannered扭扭捏捏niǔ niǔ niē niē lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) · fig. to change the course of events · to turn things around扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn misshapen · crooked · uneven (idiom)七扭八歪qī niǔ bā wāi

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