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The character 捩 is a phono-semantic compound: the left-side hand radical 扌 indicates a physical action involving manual manipulation, while the right component 戎 provides the phonetic element and suggests a semantic nuance of bending or opposing. Its core meaning has consistently referred to twisting, turning, or snapping an object by hand. Over time, this literal sense expanded to figurative uses, most notably in the compound "转捩点", which signifies a critical turning point or a pivotal shift in circumstances.