TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
扭
扭 ＝ 扌 ＋ 丑
ㄋㄧㄡˇ · niǔ
verb — to twist, wrench; to wring; to sprain
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
丑聲chǒu — gives the soundthe ch worn across to n
IF≠chǒu → niǔ — initial and final both shift far
A hand (扌) turning hard against the grain — to twist. 丑 chǒu carries the sound, worn far to n. From the wrench: 扭轉, 扭曲, the twisted-ankle 扭傷.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）抓住，反方向一擰——扭。
The hand (扌) grips and wrenches the other way — a twist.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)轉、擰— to twist, wrench常用
→扭轉、扭曲— to turn around; to distort常用
⇒扭傷— to sprain
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
丑chǒuthe phonetic alone — 扭 adds the hand on the left紐niǔthe same donor — thread 糹 where 扭 takes the hand