# 擰

| 擰 | U+64F0, &#25840; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64F0 |
| ← 擯 [U+64EF] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 擱 → [U+64F1] |

## Translingual
### Han character

擰 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 手十心弓 (QJPN), four-corner 5302$_1$, composition ⿰扌寧)
* pinch
* twist, wring
* determined

#### References

* 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

## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): níng (ning$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ning$^2$ / ling$^2$ / ning$^4$ / ning$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng / liàm
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: níng
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: níng
*** Wade–Giles: ning$^2$
*** Yale: níng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ning
*** Palladius: нин (nin)
*** Sinological IPA : /niŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ning$^2$ / ling$^2$ / ning$^4$ / ning$^6$
*** Yale: níng / líng / nìhng / nihng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ning$^2$ / ling$^2$ / ning$^4$ / ning$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ning$^2$ / ling$^2$ / ning$^4$ / ning$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɪŋ³⁵/, /lɪŋ³⁵/, /nɪŋ²¹/, /nɪŋ²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng
*** Tâi-lô: lîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: leeng
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liàm
*** Tâi-lô: liàm
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liaxm
*** IPA (Taipei): /liam¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liam²¹/

#### Definitions

擰
* to twist; to wring
    把毛巾擰乾／把毛巾拧干 ― bǎ máojīn níng gān ― to wring a towel dry
* to pinch; to tweak
    擰耳朵／拧耳朵 ― níng ěrduo ― to tweak somebody's ear

##### Compounds

* 擰乾／拧干
* 擰嘴／拧嘴
* 擰成一股／拧成一股
* 擰眉瞪眼／拧眉瞪眼
* 擰脖子／拧脖子

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǐng (ning$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ning$^2$ / ling$^2$ / ning$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nǐng
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nǐng
*** Wade–Giles: ning$^3$
*** Yale: nǐng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niing
*** Palladius: нин (nin)
*** Sinological IPA : /niŋ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ning$^2$ / ling$^2$ / ning$^6$
*** Yale: níng / líng / nihng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ning$^2$ / ling$^2$ / ning$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ning$^2$ / ling$^2$ / ning$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɪŋ³⁵/, /lɪŋ³⁵/, /nɪŋ²²/

#### Definitions

擰
* 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] ― ning$^2$ hoi$^1$ go$^3$ zeon$^1$ goi$^3$ [Jyutping] ― to unscrew a cap
* (colloquial) wrong; mistaken
* (colloquial, of two people) to disagree; to be at odds

#### Compounds

* 弄擰了／弄拧了
* 擰了／拧了
* 擰開／拧开
* 鬧擰了／闹拧了

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nìng (ning$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: nìng
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: nìng
*** Wade–Giles: ning$^4$
*** Yale: nìng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninq
*** Palladius: нин (nin)
*** Sinological IPA : /niŋ⁵¹/

#### Definitions

擰
* (colloquial) stubborn; obstinate; unbending; headstrong

##### Synonyms

* (stubborn):
* 倔強／倔强
* 儼硬／俨硬 (Hokkien)
* 剛強／刚强 (gāngqiáng)
* 剛愎／刚愎 (gāngbì) (literary)
* 剛毅／刚毅 (gāngyì)
* 剛烈／刚烈 (gāngliè)
* 堅強／坚强 (jiānqiáng)
* 堅毅／坚毅 (jiānyì)
* 婞直 (xìngzhí)
* 悻直 (xìngzhí) (literary)
* 頑強／顽强 (wánqiáng)

#### Compounds

* 擰性／拧性
* 擰種／拧种

### Pronunciation 4

* Cantonese (Jyutping): ning$^6$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ning$^6$
*** Yale: nihng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ning$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ning$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /nɪŋ²²/

#### Definitions

擰
* (Cantonese) to turn around
    擰頭／拧头 [Cantonese] ― ning$^6$ tau$^{4-2}$ [Jyutping] ― to shake one's head
       ning$^6$ go$^3$ tau$^4$ heoi$^3$ jau$^6$ sau$^2$ bin$^6$ [Jyutping]
       to turn one's head to the right
    擰轉身／拧转身 [Cantonese] ― ning$^6$ zyun$^3$ san$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to turn one's body

#### Compounds

* 扭扭擰擰／扭扭拧拧
* 擰頭／拧头
* 擰頭擰髻／拧头拧髻

### References

* “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–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* On (unclassified): どう (dō)、にょう (nyō)
* Kun: みだれる (midareru)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

擰: Hán Nôm readings: ninh
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#### References

* Nom Foundation