扭

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

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,131 U+626D

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 丑 (phonetic, chǒu)

components: 扌丑

twist · Heisig RSH #1487

fingers + 丑 clown

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 丑

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 丑 (chǒu) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
丑 sound component	chǒu	ugly; shameful; comedian, clown
纽	niǔ	knot; button, handle; tie
钮	niǔ	button, knob; surname
妞	niū	girl
忸	niǔ	blushing, bashful, ashamed
狃	niǔ	greedy, covetous; accustomed to

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
强扭的瓜不甜	qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián	lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because…
扭头	niǔ tóu	to turn one's head; to turn around
扭力	niǔ lì	torque; turning force; torsion
扭打	niǔ dǎ	to wrestle; to grapple; to scuffle
扭转	niǔ zhuǎn	to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion
扭结	niǔ jié	to tangle up; to twist together; to wind
扭曲	niǔ qū	to twist; to warp; to distort
闹别扭	nào biè niu	to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with
别扭	biè niu	awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche
七扭八歪	qī niǔ bā wāi	misshapen; crooked; uneven (idiom)
扭蛋	niǔ dàn	toy in a capsule (dispensed from a vending machine)
扭伤	niǔ shāng	a sprain; a crick; to sprain
扭送	niǔ sòng	to seize and hand sb over to the authorities
扭扭乐	Niǔ niǔ lè	Twister (game)
扭腰	niǔ yāo	to sway one's hips; to twist one's waist
扭亏为盈	niǔ kuī wéi yíng	(idiom) to get into the black; to become profitable
扭摆	niǔ bǎi	to twist and sway (one's body)
扭角羚	niǔ jiǎo líng	takin (Budorcas taxicolor); goat-antelope
睾丸扭转	gāo wán niǔ zhuǎn	(medicine) testicular torsion
扭亏	niǔ kuī	to make good a deficit; to reverse a loss