扭 = 扌 + 丑

扭 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “turn”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 丑 (clown).

Keyword: turn
Pinyin (Mandarin): niǔ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: turn, twist, wrench, гаечный ключ, поворот, twist, wrench

Decomposition

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扌 hand
丑 clown

How to find 扭 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “clown”. 扭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 扭 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.