扭

niǔ
丑 + 扌
HSK 3.0Level 6

Definitions

niǔ (verb) to twist; to turn; to wring
niǔ (verb) to sprain
niǔ (verb) to swing (one's hips)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 丑

About

扭 is a phono-semantic compound: the hand radical 扌 marks it as a manual action, while 丑 provides the pronunciation. Its primary meaning is to twist, wring, or turn something using the hands. From this, it came to refer to accidentally wrenching or spraining a joint or muscle, and to describe swaying or twisting movements of the body.

Example Sentences Hide

我扭开了瓶盖。

Wǒ niǔ kāi le píng gài.

I twisted open the bottle cap.

他扭伤了手腕。

Tā niǔ shāng le shǒu wàn.

He sprained his wrist.

她扭动着跳舞。

Tā niǔ dòng zhe tiào wǔ.

She dances with twisting movements.

我们必须扭转这个趋势。

Wǒmen bìxū niǔ zhuǎn zhège qūshì.

We must reverse this trend.

他们的关系很别扭。

Tāmen de guānxì hěn bièniu.

Their relationship is very awkward.

两个孩子在扭打嬉戏。

Liǎng gè háizi zài niǔ dǎ xīxì.

Two children are wrestling and playing.

她扭捏地表达了自己的意见。

Tā niǔnie de biǎodá le zìjǐ de yìjiàn.

She expressed her opinion coyly.

在激烈的辩论中，他巧妙扭转了话题。

Zài jīliè de biànlùn zhōng, tā qiǎomiào niǔ zhuǎn le huàtí.

In the heated debate, he skillfully shifted the topic.

Related Characters

Component: 丑

纽 丑 羞 钮 妞 忸 衄 狃 紐 鈕 䶊 侴 吜 峱

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

别扭 扭曲 扭伤 扭捏 扭蛋 扭转 扭头 七扭八歪 扭力 扭打 扭摆 扭矩 扭结 扭腰 扭亏 扭亏为盈 扭送 歪歪扭扭 闹别扭