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Chinese symbol for “torsion”

扭转
niǔ zhuǎn
Traditional: 扭轉
to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for torsion is 扭转 (niǔ zhuǎn), defined as: to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation); (mechanics) torsion.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

扭 niǔ
to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
转 zhuǎn
to move, to convey; to turn, to revolve, to circle; to forward mail
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “torsion”

WordPinyinMeaning
挠率 (撓率)náo lǜthe torsion (of a space curve)
扭力niǔ lìtorque; turning force

Related words

Other words that share a character with 扭转.

WordPinyinMeaning
扭曲niǔ qūto twist; to warp
别扭 (彆扭)biè niuawkward; difficult
扭伤 (扭傷)niǔ shānga sprain; a crick
扭头 (扭頭)niǔ tóuto turn one's head; to turn around
扭矩niǔ jǔtorque; turning force
转移 (轉移)zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)
转变 (轉變)zhuǎn biànto change; to transform
转型 (轉型)zhuǎn xíngto undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)

See also: Japanese symbol for “torsion”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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