拧
níngnǐngnìng HSK7

pinch

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 宁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擰.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

宁
宁 Sound component
níng, nìng peaceful, (storage container)

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擰 níng pinch Traditional

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

寧
寧 Sound component
níng, nìng peaceful

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode