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Keyword
obstinate
  • stubborn
  • recalcitrant
Frequency
#2401
Strokes
10
Readings
wán
Mnemonic
页 (head) gives the meaning and 元 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
顽固wángù
stubborn; obstinate
顽强wánqiáng
tenacious; hard to defeat
顽wán
mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
顽疾wánjí
stubborn illness; chronic disease; (fig.) deep-seated problem; systemic issue
顽劣wánliè
stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous
老顽固lǎowángù
(derog.) old-fashioned and stubborn person; stick in the mud
负隅顽抗fùyúwánkàng
(idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat
愚顽yúwán
ignorant and stubborn
冥顽míngwán
stupidly obstinate