twist, turn

is composed of the BuShou of (hand) and (2nd earthly branch, clown). is the picture of twisting fingers, it has already had the meaning of twisting. The twist will be stronger if one more ‘hand’ is added.

Vocabulary of 扭

  • 扭曲 (distort, twist)
  • 扭打 (grapple)

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