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níng

screw, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 宁 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 8 strokes Uncommon (32%)

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Component Breakdown

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calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer

⿰扌宁 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

níng

宁

calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer

🔤 Pictophonetic: 宀 (roof) provides meaning, 丁 provides pronunciation

5 strokes HSK 5

gài

宀

roof; house

3 strokes

dīng

丁

male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem

📷 Pictographic: A nail

2 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 拧 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to unscrew / to twist off (a lid) / to turn on (a faucet) / to switch on (by turning a knob) / to turn (a door handle) / to wrench apart

nǐngkāi

拧开 ↗

to unscrew / to twist off (a lid) / to turn on (a faucet) / to switch on (by turning a knob) / to turn (a door handle) / to wrench apart

拧成一股绳 ↗

níngchéngyīgǔshéng

to twist together to form a rope / (fig.) to unite / to work together

níngchéngyīgǔshéng

拧成一股绳 ↗

to twist together to form a rope / (fig.) to unite / to work together

满拧 ↗

mǎnnǐng

totally inconsistent / completely at odds

mǎnnǐng

满拧 ↗

totally inconsistent / completely at odds