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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)

扭伤
niǔshāng
a sprain
扭转
niǔzhuǎn
to reverse
HSK 6
扭头
niǔtóu
to turn one's head
扭力
niǔlì
torque
扭打
niǔdǎ
to wrestle
绞扭
jiǎoniǔ
to wring
别扭
bièniu
awkward
HSK 6
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
闹别扭
nàobièniu
to be difficult with sb
扭扭乐
Niǔniǔlè
Twister (game)
扭角羚
niǔjiǎolíng
takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
歪歪扭扭
wāiwāiniǔniǔ
crooked
扭扭捏捏
niǔniǔniēniē
affecting shyness or embarrassment
七扭八歪
qīniǔbāwāi
in a state of great disorder (idiom)

Metadata

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

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