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Character

拗 ào · niù · ǎo

Character3 readings

(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient

Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 幼
Traditional
抝
Frequency
#4472 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

àoMain readingniùRare readingǎoRare reading

ào

ao4Main readingUnreviewed
  1. (bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient CC-CEDICT

Words that use “拗” as ào

拗口ào kǒuhard to pronounceWord硬拗yìng àoTwWord违拗wéi àoto disobeyWord三拗汤sān ào tāngsan'ao decoctionWord拗口令ào kǒu lìngtongue twisterWord

niù

niu4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is ào.

  1. stubborn; perverse; contrary CC-CEDICT

Words that use “拗” as niù

执拗zhí niùstubbornWord拗不过niù bu guòcan't persuadeWord

ǎo

ao3Reading 3Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is ào.

  1. (dialect) to twist; to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “拗” as ǎo

拗断ǎo duàn(dialect) to breakWord

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 拗

Draw “拗” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 拗不過他。

    ào bú guò tā

    If he says it is Monday, it is Monday.

    Tatoeba · sentence #5113311 by xjjAstrus; translation #5136435 by JimmyUK · CC BY 2.0 FR

See all 8 words with 拗 →

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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