扭腰 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

niǔyāo

sway hips

niǔ, niu turn

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 丑 represents the sound.

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

丑 Sound component

chǒu second earthly branch; (simp.) ugly

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	nuʔ
	tnuʔ

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 要 represents the sound.

⺼ Meaning component

ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

要 Sound component

yào, yāo want

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	'jiew	ʔew	waist