扭 (niǔ): To twist — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 6

HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6 Writing 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 扭

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 扭

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

扭

扌hand

丑ugly

扭=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 扭

扭 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 扭

Turning or Twisting Actions

These words involve changing direction or shape by twisting or turning.

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

niǔ扭

zhuǎn转

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

de

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扌hand

+丑ugly

The hand (扌) twists (丑) — to turn or wrench, capturing the motion of a hand contorting an object.

niǔ扭

zhuǎn转

turn round; reverse

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

niǔ扭

tóu头

Turn one's head / Turn around

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

niǔ扭

qū曲

Distort / Twist

的

jú局

miàn面

。

He turned the game around

tā他

yòng用

lì力

niǔ扭

duàn断

le了

tiě铁

sī丝

。

He twisted the wire off with force.

tā他

zǒu走

lù路

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

，

bǎ把

jiǎo脚

niǔ扭

le了

。

He was not careful while walking and twisted his ankle.

tā她

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

niǔ扭

shāng伤

le了

jiǎo脚

huái踝

。

She accidentally sprained her ankle.

cháng长

qī期

de的

yā压

lì力

kě可

néng能

huì会

niǔ扭

qū曲

yí一

gè个

rén人

de的

jià价

zhí值

guān观

。

Long-term stress may distort a person's values.

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