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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

蜷 quán
to curl one's body; to wriggle like a worm
radical 142 ⾍ · 14 strokes
曲 qū
crooked, bent; wrong, false
radical 73 ⽈ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “twisted”

WordPinyinMeaning
盘陀 (盤陀)pán tuótwisted; spiral
纠结 (糾結)jiū jiéto intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled
哩溜歪斜lī liū wāi xiécrooked; deformed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蜷曲.

WordPinyinMeaning
蜷缩 (蜷縮)quán suōto curl up; to huddle
蜷伏quán fúto curl up; to lie with knees drawn up
蜷局quán júto curl up; to coil
蜷卧 (蜷臥)quán wòto curl up; to lie curled up
进道若蜷 (進道若蜷)jìn dào ruò quánprogress seems like regress (alternative wording for 进道若退 (jìn dào ruò tuì))
歌曲gē qǔsong
曲线 (曲線)qū xiàncurve; curved line
扭曲niǔ qūto 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.

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