扭

niǔ

HSK 6freq #4948

Meanings

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niǔ

1.to turn
2.to twist
3.to wring
4.to sprain
5.to swing one's hips

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Wiktionary

1.to turn around
2.to twist; to wrench
3.to sprain
4.to swing (one's body)
5.to seize; to grapple with
6.crooked; not straight

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *nuʔ, *tnuʔ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 丑 (OC *n̥ʰuʔ).

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Stroke order

Components

扭扌丑

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Synonyms

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Related words

扭曲 to twist 扭转 to reverse 别扭 awkward 扭头 to turn one's head 扭捏 affecting shyness or embarrassment 扭腰 to sway one's hips 扭送 to seize and hand sb over to the authorities 扭打 to wrestle 绞扭 to wring 扭结 to tangle up 扭亏 to make good a deficit 扭摆 to twist and sway (one's body)