拧

擰
nìng
#3,172 most
frequent character
stubborn

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

拧 has 扌 hand as its meaning part and 宁 níng as its sound part. Read níng, it first meant to twist or turn, later to wring or pinch. Read nǐng it means to twist or mistake; read nìng, stubborn.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

拧nǐng
mistake, to twist
HSK 6
拧níng
to pinch, wring

Homophones

宁nìng
would rather, to prefer, how (emphatic)

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