扭

niǔ

to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips

Radical: 扌 HSK 6 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

扭 decomposes into the following components:

扌 丑

Semantic component: 扌; phonetic component: 丑.

Words containing 扭

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 扭.

别扭
biè niu
awkward
扭亏
niǔ kuī
to make good a deficit
扭伤
niǔ shāng
a sprain
扭力
niǔ lì
torque
扭头
niǔ tóu
to turn one's head
扭打
niǔ dǎ
to wrestle
扭捏
niǔ nie
affecting shyness or embarrassment
扭摆
niǔ bǎi
to twist and sway (one's body)
扭曲
niǔ qū
to twist
扭矩
niǔ jǔ
torque
扭结
niǔ jié
to tangle up
扭腰
niǔ yāo

Related characters (radical 扌)

Characters that share the radical 扌.

㧜 扌 才 扎 扑 扒 打 扔 払 托 扛 扢 扣 扦 执 扩 扪 扫 扬 扮 扯 扰 扳 扶

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