扭

• 拼音: niǔ
• 汉字拆解: 扭 = 扌(hand) + 丑 (phonetic). Twisting motion.

含义

To twist; to turn; to sprain; to wiggle.

Physical twisting or turning motion. Common uses: 扭伤 (sprain), 扭头 (turn one's head), 扭腰 (twist waist/sway hips), 扭转 (reverse/turn around a situation). Can describe body movements in dance or injury contexts.

例句

1. 他下楼梯时不小心扭伤了脚踝。
2. 她听到声音，扭头看了一眼。
3. 广场上的大妈们扭着腰跳广场舞，特别有活力。

用法指南

语境: injury, movement, dance

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 我扭伤脚了。(I sprained my ankle.)
• 别扭来扭去的。(Stop fidgeting.)

错误说法

• 把扭和转混淆 (扭 implies forceful twisting; 转 is general turning)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic with 手 (hand) and 丑 phonetic. Twisting action done with hands or body.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal