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扭
niǔ
1. to turn
2. to twist
3. to wring
4. to sprain
5. to swing one's hips
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

扭
niǔ
to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

别扭
bièniu
awkward
HSK 6
扭伤
niǔshāng
a sprain
扭力
niǔlì
torque
扭打
niǔdǎ
to wrestle
扭捏
niǔnie
affecting shyness or embarrassment
扭摆
niǔbǎi
to twist and sway (one's body)
扭曲
niǔqū
to twist
扭矩
niǔjǔ
torque
扭结
niǔjié
to tangle up
扭腰
niǔyāo
to sway one's hips
扭亏
niǔkuī
to make good a deficit
扭转
niǔzhuǎn
to reverse
HSK 6
扭头
niǔtóu
to turn one's head
绞扭
jiǎoniǔ
to wring
扭扭乐
Niǔniǔlè
Twister (game)
扭角羚
niǔjiǎolíng
takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
闹别扭
nàobièniu
to be difficult with sb
七扭八歪
qīniǔbāwāi
in a state of great disorder (idiom)
扭扭捏捏
niǔniǔniēniē
affecting shyness or embarrassment
歪歪扭扭
wāiwāiniǔniǔ
crooked

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,804
Word Frequency Rank
3,379 of 84,292

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