06677 Chinese character of 捩 and pronounce lit6

The Chinese character【捩】that we will explain today is a word that describes an action or state. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Twist or turn. Explanation: (1) The key to starting and turning the machine. Such as: “turning point”, “twist of opportunity”. (2) Twist. Such as: “hand shake”, “turning point”.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【捩】:liè

Cantonese Jyutping of 【捩】:lit6/lai6

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【捩】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【捩】, for example:Describe an action or state , It means mainly a twist or turn. .As Chinese characters hold complex and sophisticated meanings, certain aspects may be too detailed to fully articulate in this explanation.

【捩】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【扭捩、捩轉】(Mandarin Pinyin:niǔ liè 、liè zhuǎn/ Cantonese Jyutping:nau2 lai6 、lai6 zyun2)

This character is written with 11 strokes,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


他用力捩開了瓶蓋。

He twisted the bottle cap open.


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