U+62E7 "拧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+62E7 "拧" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meanings of twisting, pinching, or screwing, often involving a rotational or squeezing motion of the hand. In modern Mandarin, it functions as a verb and appears in common words like 拧开 (to twist open) and 拧干 (to wring dry), and it is also used metaphorically in some dialects to describe a person who is stubborn or contrary, as in the phrase 拧脾气 (a twisted temper). The character is composed of the radical 扌 (hand) on the left, indicating an action related to the hand, and the phonetic component 宁 on the right, which hints at its pronunciation.