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Translingual
Han character
扭 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手弓土 (QNG), four-corner 57015, composition ⿰扌丑)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 418, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11826
- Dae Jaweon: page 765, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1845, character 3
- Unihan data for U+626D
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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峱
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*nuː
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紐
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*nuʔ
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扭
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*nuʔ, *tnuʔ
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狃
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*nuʔ, *nus
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鈕
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*nuʔ
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忸
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*nuʔ, *nuɡ
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杻
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*nuʔ, *n̥ʰuʔ
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莥
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*nuʔ
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羞
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*snu
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丑
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*n̥ʰuʔ
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沑
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*njuʔ, *nuɡ
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粈
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*njuʔ
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衄
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*nuɡ, *njuɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *nuʔ, *tnuʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 丑 (OC *n̥ʰuʔ).
Pronunciation
Note: láu - 磱 is used in the Mainland.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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扭
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扭
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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1518
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1525
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Phonetic component
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丑
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丑
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Rime group
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幽
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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狃
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肘
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Old Chinese
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/*nuʔ/
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/*tnuʔ/
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Definitions
扭
- to turn around
- to twist; to wrench
- 瓶蓋扭不開/瓶盖扭不开 ― pínggài niǔ bù kāi ― unable to open a bottle cap
扭乾啲條毛巾啦 [Cantonese, trad.]
扭干啲条毛巾啦 [Cantonese, simp.]- nau2 gon1 di1 tiu4 mou4 gan1 laa1
- wring the towel drier
- to sprain
- 把腳踝扭傷了/把脚踝扭伤了 ― bǎ jiǎohuái niǔ shāng le ― to have sprained my angle
- 扭嚫條腰/扭𰈍条腰 [Cantonese] ― nau2 can1 tiu4 jiu1 ― sprained my back
- to swing (one's body)
- 扭屁股 ― niǔ pìgǔ ― to shake one's butt
- 一扭一扭地走路 ― yī niǔ yī niǔ de zǒulù ― to walk with a rolling gait
- to seize; to grapple with
- crooked; not straight
Synonyms
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
扭
(Hyōgai kanji)
- turn
- twist
- wrench
- seize
- grasp
Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
扭: Hán Nôm readings: nữu, níu, nửu
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