擰

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

1. pinch
2. twist, wring
3. determined

• Kangxi Dictionary: 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

擰

1. to twist; to wring

   把毛巾擰乾／把毛巾拧干  ―  bǎ máojīn níng gān  ―  to wring a towel dry

2. to pinch; to tweak

   擰耳朵／拧耳朵  ―  níng ěrduo  ―  to tweak somebody's ear

擰

1. 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

2. (colloquial) wrong; mistaken
3. (colloquial, of two people) to disagree; to be at odds

擰

1. (colloquial) stubborn; obstinate; unbending; headstrong

• (stubborn):

擰

1. (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

• “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–

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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

擰: Hán Nôm readings: ninh

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