扭 (niǔ) — Chinese Character

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.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 扭.

别扭

biè niu

扭亏

niǔ kuī

扭伤

niǔ shāng

扭力

niǔ lì

扭头

niǔ tóu

扭打

niǔ dǎ

扭捏

niǔ nie

扭摆

niǔ bǎi

扭曲

niǔ qū

扭矩

niǔ jǔ

扭结

niǔ jié

扭腰

niǔ yāo

Characters that share the radical 扌.

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