Chinese symbol for “twisted”
蜷曲
quán qū
twisted; coiled; curled
The closest CC-CEDICT match for twisted is 蜷曲 (quán qū), defined as: twisted; coiled; curled.
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
Other Chinese words for “twisted”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盘陀 (盤陀) | pán tuó | twisted; spiral |
| 纠结 (糾結) | jiū jié | to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled |
| 哩溜歪斜 | lī liū wāi xié | crooked; deformed |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蜷曲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜷缩 (蜷縮) | quán suō | to curl up; to huddle |
| 蜷伏 | quán fú | to curl up; to lie with knees drawn up |
| 蜷局 | quán jú | to curl up; to coil |
| 蜷卧 (蜷臥) | quán wò | to curl up; to lie curled up |
| 进道若蜷 (進道若蜷) | jìn dào ruò quán | progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 进道若退 (jìn dào ruò tuì)) |
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song |
| 曲线 (曲線) | qū xiàn | curve; curved line |
| 扭曲 | niǔ qū | to twist; to warp |
See also: Japanese symbol for “twisted”.
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.