纽 (niǔ): to turn, to wrench, button
纽 (niǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to turn.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 丑 (phonetic). It ranks #1750 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 纽 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to turn
- to wrench
- button
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纽约 | niǔ yuē | New York |
| 纽扣 | niǔ kòu | button |
| 纽约州 | niǔ yuē zhōu | New York state |
| 纽带 | niǔ dài | tie |
| 纽卡斯尔 | niǔ kǎ sī ěr | Newcastle (place name) |
| 维尔纽斯 | wéi ěr niǔ sī | Vilnius, capital of Lithuania |
| 纽瓦克 | niǔ wǎ kè | Newark (place name) |
| 纽伦堡 | niǔ lún bǎo | Nuremberg, town in Bavaria, Germany |
| 纽芬兰 | niǔ fēn lán | Newfoundland Island, Canada |
| 枢纽 | shū niǔ | hub (e.g. of traffic network) |
| 纽奥良 | niǔ ào liáng | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 纽西兰 | niǔ xī lán | New Zealand (Tw) |
| 纽泽西 | niǔ zé xī | New Jersey, USA (Tw) |
| 纽埃 | niǔ āi | Niue (island) |
| 纽约大学 | niǔ yuē dà xué | New York University |
纽 appears in 42 compound words: 71 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 纽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 纽.
Example Sentences
了解纽字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè niǔ zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "纽" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
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luó sù kè 洛 zhǔ yǎn de niǔ lún bǎo 3 yuè N e t f l i x shàng xiàn
"Nuremberg" starring Russell Crowe will be launched on Netflix in March
英男飞美国大扫货!买“10颗硬碟”送纽约5天4夜 惊人价差曝光
yīng nán fēi měi guó dà sǎo huò ! mǎi 1 0 kē yìng dié sòng niǔ yuē 5 tiān 4 yè jīng rén jià chā pù guāng
British men fly to the United States to clean up goods! Buy "10 hard drives" and get 5 days and 4 nights in New York, and the amazing price difference is exposed
暴风雪来袭 纽约市周一停课停学 19年来首见
bào fēng xuě lái xí niǔ yuē shì zhōu yī tíng kè tíng xué 1 9 nián lái shǒu jiàn
The blizzard hit New York City on Monday and closed classes for the first time in 19 years
全球退党中心参加纽约新年游行 华人致敬
quán qiú tuì dǎng zhōng xīn cān jiā niǔ yuē xīn nián yóu háng huá rén zhì jìng
The Global Center for Withdrawal from the Party participates in the New York New Year's Parade Chinese tribute
外卖骑手黄晓琴:做骑手与社会连接的纽带|在春天许一..
wài mài qí shǒu huáng xiǎo qín : zuò qí shǒu yǔ shè huì lián jiē de niǔ dài zài chūn tiān xǔ yī . .
Takeaway rider Huang Xiaoqin: Be the link between riders and society|In the spring, Xu Yi:
纽约和伦敦距离多远？
Niǔyuē hé Lúndūn jùlí duō yuǎn?
How far is New York from London?
玛丽海特本周在纽奥良。
Mǎlì Hǎitè běn zhōu zài Niǔ'àoliáng.
Mary Hat was in New Orleans this week.
纽约位在哈得逊河。
Niǔyuē wèi zài hā de xùn hé.
New York is on the Hudson River.
我们从伦敦飞到纽约。
Wǒmen cóng Lúndūn fēi dào Niǔyuē.
We flew from London to New York.
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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