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
扭头
niǔtóu
to turn one’s head
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听见门口传来熟悉的脚步声，他立刻扭头看去。 Tīngjiàn ménkǒu chuán lái shúxī de jiǎobùshēng, tā lìkè niǔtóu kàn qù. Hearing familiar footsteps at the doorway, he immediately turned his head to look.
- 她生气地扭头就走，什么也没说。 Tā shēngqì de niǔtóu jiù zǒu, shénme yě méi shuō. She angrily turned away and left without saying anything.
- 宝宝扭头躲开了勺子，不肯吃饭。 Bǎobao niǔtóu duǒkāi le sháozi, bù kěn chīfàn. The baby turned his head away from the spoon and refused to eat.