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拗

niù
#3,621 most
frequent character
stubborn, perverse, contrary

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

拗 has 扌 a hand as the meaning part and 幼 yòu as a loose sound part. It first meant to bend or break. That grew to disobey or defy. Read niù, it means stubborn or obstinate.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

拗ào
variant of 拗[ao4]
拗ǎo
(dialect) to twist
拗ào
(bound form) intractable, contrary

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