扭 niǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丑 ugly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扭曲
niǔqū
to distort; to twist
Characters in this word
曲 qǔ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 某些媒体为了迎合立场，把完整的研究结论扭曲成简单的口号。 Mǒuxiē méitǐ wèile yínghé lìchǎng, bǎ wánzhěng de yánjiū jiélùn niǔqū chéng jiǎndān de kǒuhào. Some media outlets, to cater to a particular stance, distort complete research conclusions into simple slogans.
- 哈哈镜把我的脸扭曲得很好笑。 Hāhājìng bǎ wǒ de liǎn niǔqū de hěn hǎoxiào. The funhouse mirror distorted my face so that it looked very funny.
- 高温把这根塑料管扭曲变形了。 Gāowēn bǎ zhè gēn sùliàoguǎn niǔqū biànxíng le. The high temperature twisted and warped this plastic tube.
Related words
- 扭 niǔ to twist, to turn
- 别扭 bièniu awkward; uncomfortable; difficult
- 扭头 niǔtóu to turn one’s head
- 扭转 niǔzhuǎn to reverse; to turn around
- 歌曲 gēqǔ song
- 曲 qǔ song, tune
- 弯曲 wānqū curved
- 戏曲 xìqǔ traditional opera
- 乐曲 yuèqǔ musical composition
- 插曲 chāqǔ episode; interlude; minor incident
- 曲线 qūxiàn curve; curved line; indirect approach
- 曲折 qūzhé winding; complicated; tortuous