Chinese symbol for “unscrew”
拧开
nǐng kāi
Traditional: 擰開
to unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet); to switch on (by turning a knob)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unscrew is 拧开 (nǐng kāi), defined as: to unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet); to switch on (by turning a knob); to turn (a door handle); to wrench apart.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拧开.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拧巴 (擰巴) | nǐng ba | (dialect) awkward; uncomfortable; (dialect) obstinate; contrary; argumentative |
| 满拧 (滿擰) | mǎn nǐng | totally inconsistent; completely at odds |
| 开始 (開始) | kāi shǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 开发 (開發) | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop |
| 离开 (離開) | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 召开 (召開) | zhào kāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke |
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.