liè

archaic
technical
literary

Meaning of

捩 means to twist; to turn. Pronounced liè.

  • to twist; to turn

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shǐ
de
zhuǎn
liè
diǎn
 

A turning point in history.

yòng
liè
 
kāi
le
shēng
xiù
de
mén
 

He gave a hard twist and opened the rusty valve.

Shǒu
wàn
liè
 
biàn便
xiè
diào
le
duì
fāng
de
liàng
 

With a twist of the wrist, he dissipated the opponent's force.

Shī
zhōng
miáo
xiě
jiāng
shuǐ
liè
zhuǎn
 
bēn
liú
hǎi
 

The poem describes the river twisting and flowing into the sea.