| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips |
| 扭转 | niǔ zhuǎn | to reverse; to turn around (an undesirable situation) |
| 扭矩 | niǔ jǔ | torque; turning force |
| 别扭 | biè niu | awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche; awkward (writing or speech) |
| 扭力 | niǔ lì | torque; turning force; torsion |
| 扭结 | niǔ jié | to tangle up; to twist together; to wind |
| 七扭八歪 | qī niǔ bā wāi | in a state of great disorder (idiom) |
| 扭伤 | niǔ shāng | a sprain; a crick; to sprain |
| 扭打 | niǔ dǎ | to wrestle; to grapple; to scuffle |
| 扭扭捏捏 | niǔ niǔ niē niē | affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered |
| 扭扭乐 | Niǔ niǔ lè | Twister (game) |
| 扭捏 | niǔ nie | affecting shyness or embarrassment; coy; mincing (walk, manner of speech); mannered |
| 扭摆 | niǔ bǎi | to swing |
| 扭曲 | niǔ qū | to twist; to warp; to distort |
| 扭亏 | niǔ kuī | to make good a deficit; to reverse a loss |
| 扭角羚 | niǔ jiǎo líng | takin (Budorcas taxicolor); goat-antelope |
| 扭头 | niǔ tóu | to turn one's head; to turn around |
| 歪歪扭扭 | wāi wāi niǔ niǔ | crooked; not straight; staggering from side to side |
| 绞扭 | jiǎo niǔ | to wring |
| 闹别扭 | nào biè niu | to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with |