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拧 (níng / nǐng): Twist — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0:Recognition 7-9

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9

1.

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How to write 拧 — animated stroke order

2.

Readings & Meanings

拧has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

níng

twist; wring; tweak

v.HSK 6HSK 3.0 · L7-9

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 拧

拧 stroke order diagram

4.

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Left-Right

拧

扌shǒu · hand

宁níng · peaceful

拧=

5.

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

yòng用

lì力

nǐng拧

gān干

le了

shī

Information

Pinyinníng / nǐng

Meaningtwist; wring; tweak

Strokes8

Radical扌

Traditional擰

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2311

Zhuyinㄋㄧㄥˇ

UnicodeU+62E7

CangjieQJMN

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nǐng

stubborn; wrong; twisted

v.HSK 3.0 · L7-9

扌shǒu · hand

+宁níng · peaceful

The hand component connects this character to a physical action.

湿

máo毛

jīn巾

。

He twisted the wet towel hard to wring it dry.

tā她

bǎ把

shī湿

máo毛

jīn巾

nǐng拧

gān干

le了

。

She wrung the wet towel dry.

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

nǐng拧

kāi开

zhè这

ge个

píng瓶

gài盖

。

I need to unscrew this bottle cap.

qǐng请

bǎ把

luó螺

sī丝

nǐng拧

jǐn紧

yì一

xiē些

。

Please tighten the screw a bit more.

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束shùbind; tie; bunch; sheaf
耍shuǎplay with; flourish
耸sǒngtower aloft; rise straight up; alarm
艘sōugreat boat; ship
塌tācollapse; cave in; sink
塔tǎpagoda; tower; minaret

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Characters pronounced "ning".

狞níngferocious appearance; hideous
柠nínglemon
宁níngpeaceful, tranquil, serene
泞nìngmuddy, miry
凝níngto congeal, to concentrate, to coagulate

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拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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