Keyword
to turn
- to twist
- to wrench
- to grasp
- to seize
- Frequency
- #1904
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 丑 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
扭曲
to twist; to warp; to distort
扭转
to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
扭
to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips
别扭
awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
扭伤
a sprain; a crick; to sprain
扭头
to turn one's head; to turn around
扭矩
torque; turning force
扭亏
to make good a deficit; to reverse a loss
闹别扭
to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with
扭打
to wrestle; to grapple; to scuffle
扭力
torque; turning force; torsion
扭亏为盈
(idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable
扭送
to seize and hand sb over to the authorities
扭扭捏捏
affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
扭腰
to sway one's hips; to twist one's waist
扭结
to tangle up; to twist together; to wind
扭捏
affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered
歪歪扭扭
crooked; askew
扭蛋
toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
扭摆
to twist and sway (one's body)
强扭的瓜不甜
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom); fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen