Chinese symbol for “wring”
扭
niǔ
to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wring is 扭 (niǔ), defined as: to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “wring”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拧 (擰) | níng | to pinch; wring |
| 绞 (絞) | jiǎo | to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle |
| 绞扭 (絞扭) | jiǎo niǔ | to wring |
| 揝 | zuàn | to hold in the hand, to grasp; to wring |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 扭.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扭曲 | niǔ qū | to twist; to warp |
| 扭转 (扭轉) | niǔ zhuǎn | to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation) |
| 别扭 (彆扭) | biè niu | awkward; difficult |
| 扭伤 (扭傷) | niǔ shāng | a sprain; a crick |
| 扭头 (扭頭) | niǔ tóu | to turn one's head; to turn around |
| 扭矩 | niǔ jǔ | torque; turning force |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wring”.
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.