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CHINESE CHARACTER

níng

拧

拧

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wring

Numbered pinyin
ning2
English meanings
to pinch, wring, mistake, to twist, stubborn

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 宁.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    宁
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

宁 is identified as the sound component (níng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 拧.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌宁

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    níng拧kāi开píng瓶gài盖。

    Unscrew the cap.

  2. 02

    níng拧jǐn紧luósī螺丝。

    Tighten the screw.

  3. 03

    níng拧máojīn毛巾。

    Wring a towel.

  4. 04

    yònglì用力níng拧。

    Twist hard.

  5. 05

    zhùyì注意shìdù适度。

    Use moderate force.

  6. 06

    shùnlì顺利dǎkāi打开。

    Opened smoothly.

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