顽
頑wán
#2,021 most
frequent character
mischievous, obstinate, to play
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
顽 has 元 yuán as its sound part and 页, a head or person with the head stressed, as its meaning part. It first meant a stupid, ignorant person. Later it grew to stubborn and then naughty.
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