绞 jiǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 交 to connect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
绞
jiǎo
to twist; to wring
Character
Example phrases
- 为了说明复杂机制，他几乎绞尽脑汁设计了一套可视化模型。 Wèile shuōmíng fùzá jīzhì, tā jīhū jiǎo jìn nǎozhī shèjì le yí tào kěshìhuà móxíng. To explain the complex mechanism, he racked his brains to design a visual model.
- 她把湿毛巾用力绞干，挂在绳子上。 Tā bǎ shī máojīn yònglì jiǎo gān, guà zài shéngzi shang. She wrung the wet towel dry and hung it on the line.
- 这些细线绞在一起，就变成了一根结实的绳子。 Zhèxiē xì xiàn jiǎo zài yìqǐ, jiù biànchéng le yì gēn jiēshi de shéngzi. Twisted together, these thin threads become a strong rope.
Related words
- 切割 qiēgē to cut; to segment
- 揉 róu to rub; to knead
- 截 jié to cut off; to intercept; section
- 拧 níng to pinch and twist; to wring; to knit/twist
- 劈 pī to split; to chop; to cleave
- 拧 nǐng to twist; to wring; to screw tight
- 捞 lāo to scoop up; to fish out; to gain benefits unfairly
- 捆 kǔn to tie up; bundle; a bundle of
- 抠 kōu to pick out; stingy
- 揭 jiē to uncover; to lift; to expose
- 揪 jiū to grab; to clutch; to pull
- 抹 mǒ to wipe; to smear; to erase; a touch/streak of