擰 meaning and stroke order
Screw, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring
How to write 擰, stroke by stroke
17 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 擰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to pinch
- wring
- mistake
- to twist
- stubborn
How 擰 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 寧 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 擰
The hand radical 扌 shows you do this with your hand, and 寧 (níng) gives the sound. Picture a hand twisting a wet towel until it is calm and dry, like the peace in 寧.
擰 has three readings: níng means to wring or pinch, nǐng means to twist or screw, and nìng means stubborn. In daily speech you often hear nǐng for turning lids and screws, and níng for wringing clothes. Example: 把毛巾擰乾。(Bǎ máojīn níng gān.) Wring the towel dry.
Common mistake: Learners often use one tone for every meaning. Say níng for wringing or pinching, but nǐng for twisting a lid or screw, as in 擰開瓶蓋 (nǐngkāi pínggài), and nìng for a stubborn temper. Also do not confuse it with 檸 (níng) in 檸檬 (lemon), which has the tree radical 木 instead of the hand.
Questions about 擰
How many strokes are in 擰?
擰 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 擰 mean?
擰 (níng) means screw, wrench; to pinch, to twist, to wring.
How do you pronounce 擰?
擰 is pronounced níng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 擰?
The radical of 擰 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 擰 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 擰?
擰 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 拧, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do I say someone is stubborn using 擰?
Use the fourth tone nìng, often in 擰脾氣 (nìng píqi), a stubborn temper. You can also say 他很擰 (tā hěn nìng), he is very stubborn.
Can 擰 mean getting something wrong?
Yes. In the nǐng reading it can mean to get things mixed up, as in 說擰了 (shuō nǐng le), to say it the wrong way around. This use is mostly colloquial.