擰

See also: 拧

擰	U+64F0, 擰 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64F0

← 擯
[U+64EF]

CJK Unified Ideographs

擱 →
[U+64F1]

Translingual

Han character

擰 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 手十心弓 (QJPN), four-corner 5302₁, composition ⿰扌寧)

pinch
twist, wring
determined

References

KangXi: page 460, character 30
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12883
Dae Jaweon: page 810, character 5
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1977, character 4
Unihan data for U+64F0

Chinese

trad.		擰
simp.		拧

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): níng (ning²)
(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ning², ling², ning⁴, ning⁶
Min Nan (POJ): lêng / liàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: níng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: níng
  - Wade–Giles: ning²
  - Yale: níng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ning
  - Palladius: нин (nin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ning², ling², ning⁴, ning⁶
  - Yale: níng, líng, nìhng, nihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ning², ling², ning⁴, ning⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ning², ling², ning⁴, ning⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ³⁵/, /lɪŋ³⁵/, /nɪŋ²¹/, /nɪŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng
  - Tâi-lô: lîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: leeng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liàm
  - Tâi-lô: liàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liaxm
  - IPA (Taipei): /liam¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liam²¹/

Note: lêng - vernacular (俗).

Definitions

擰

to twist; to wring
把毛巾擰乾／把毛巾拧干 ― bǎ máojīn níng gān ― to wring a towel dry
to pinch; to tweak
擰耳朵／拧耳朵 ― níng ěrduo ― to tweak somebody's ear

Compounds

擰乾／拧干
擰嘴／拧嘴

擰成一股／拧成一股
擰眉瞪眼／拧眉瞪眼

擰脖子／拧脖子

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǐng (ning³)
(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ning², ling², ning⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nǐng
  - Wade–Giles: ning³
  - Yale: nǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niing
  - Palladius: нин (nin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ning², ling², ning⁶
  - Yale: níng, líng, nihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ning², ling², ning⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ning², ling², ning⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ³⁵/, /lɪŋ³⁵/, /nɪŋ²²/

Definitions

擰

to twist; to screw
擰鑰匙／拧钥匙 ― nǐng yàoshi ― to turn a key
擰緊螺絲／拧紧螺丝 ― nǐng jǐn luósī ― to tighten a screw
擰開個樽蓋／拧开个樽盖 [Cantonese] ― ning² hoi¹ go³ zeon¹ goi³ [Jyutping] ― to unscrew a cap
(colloquial) wrong; mistaken
(colloquial, of two people) to disagree; to be at odds

Compounds

弄擰了／弄拧了
擰了／拧了

擰開／拧开

鬧擰了／闹拧了

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nìng (ning⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nìng
  - Wade–Giles: ning⁴
  - Yale: nìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninq
  - Palladius: нин (nin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

擰

(colloquial) stubborn; obstinate; unbending; headstrong

Synonyms

(stubborn):

edit

婞直 (xìngzhí)
倔強／倔强 (juéjiàng)
剛強／刚强 (gāngqiáng)

剛毅／刚毅 (gāngyì)
剛烈／刚烈 (gāngliè)
堅強／坚强 (jiānqiáng)

堅毅／坚毅 (jiānyì)
頑強／顽强 (wánqiáng)

Compounds

擰性／拧性

擰種／拧种

Pronunciation 4

Cantonese (Jyutping): ning⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ning⁶
  - Yale: nihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ning⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ning⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ²²/

Definitions

擰

(Cantonese) to turn around
擰頭／拧头 [Cantonese] ― ning⁶ tau^4-2 [Jyutping] ― to shake one's head
擰個頭去右手便 [Cantonese, trad.]
拧个头去右手便 [Cantonese, simp.]
ning⁶ go³ tau⁴ heoi³ jau⁶ sau² bin⁶ [Jyutping]
to turn one's head to the right
擰轉身／拧转身 [Cantonese] ― ning⁶ zyun³ san¹ [Jyutping] ― to turn one's body

Compounds

扭扭擰擰／扭扭拧拧

擰頭／拧头

擰頭擰髻／拧头拧髻

References

“擰”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

擰

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On (unclassified): どう (dō); にょう (nyō)
Kun: みだれる (midareru)

Vietnamese

Han character

擰: Hán Nôm readings: ninh

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References

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