倔
juè
#3,535 most
frequent character
gruff, surly
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
倔 joins 亻 person with 屈 qū, a sound part whose link is not clear today. A person who will not yield gives the first meaning, a strong, stubborn person. That grew to 'gruff, stubborn' and 'tough'.
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