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how to write jiao(twist) in chinese

绞

pinyinjiǎo
radicals纟Stroke count9
eanglish meaningtwist; wring; entangle; entwine; skein; hank

Stroke order of the Chinese character "绞" (jiao)

Handwriting

v. （把两股以上条状物扭在一起） twist:

1. 把几股铁丝绞在一起
twist several strands of wire together;

2. 心如刀绞
feel as if a knife were being twisted in one's heart

v. （握住条状物的两端同时向相反的方向转动，使受到挤压; 拧） wring:

1. 把毛巾的水绞出来
wring water from [out of] a towel

v. （纠缠） entangle; entwine:

1. 许多问题绞在一起，闹不清楚。
With so many things mixed up, it's hard to make out what's what.

v. （用绳索勒） hang by the neck:

1. 那个罪犯被绞死。
The criminal was hanged.

v. （转动轮轴） wind:

1. 绞动辘轳
wind a windlass

v. {机} （用绞刀切削） bore with a reamer; ream:

1. 绞孔
ream a hole

v. （费心思） give a lot of care:

1. 绞尽脑汁
rack [beat] one's brains

量（用于纱、毛线等） skein; hank:

1. 一绞毛线
a skein of woollen yarn

n. （姓氏） a surname:

1. 绞洁
Jiao Jie