Keyword
perverse
- to pull
- to drag
- obstinate
- bent
- warped
- Frequency
- #3697
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
ǎo
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 幼 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
拗
stubborn; perverse; contrary
执拗
stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr. zhi2ào
拗
(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient
拗口
hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding
拗不过
can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
违拗
to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)