扭

niǔ

turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp

How to write 扭, stroke by stroke

to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 丑

Made of 扌 + 丑

扭曲niǔ qūto twist; to warp; to distort
扭转niǔ zhuǎnto reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
别扭biè niuawkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
扭伤niǔ shānga sprain; a crick; to sprain
闹别扭nào biè niuto be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with
扭力niǔ lìtorque; turning force; torsion
扭打niǔ dǎto wrestle; to grapple; to scuffle
扭摆niǔ bǎito twist and sway (one's body)
扭矩niǔ jǔtorque; turning force
扭结niǔ jiéto tangle up; to twist together; to wind
扭蛋niǔ dàntoy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
扭头niǔ tóuto turn one's head; to turn around

不要扭曲我说的话。
bú yào niǔ qū wǒ shuō de huà 。
Don't twist my words around.
我打排球的时候扭伤了手指。
wǒ dǎ pái qiú de shí hòu niǔ shāng le shǒu zhǐ 。
I sprained my finger while playing volleyball.
她锻炼时扭伤了脚踝。
tā duàn liàn shí niǔ shāng le jiǎo huái 。
She twisted her ankle while she was doing exercise.
我开门的时候把门柄扭了出来。
wǒ kāi mén de shí hòu bǎ mén bǐng niǔ le chū lái 。
I tried to open the door, and the doorknob came off.
我碰蚯蚓的时候，它扭动起来。
wǒ pèng qiū yǐn de shí hòu ， tā niǔ dòng qǐ lái 。
The earthworm wriggled when I touched it.