倔

Character

倔 juè · jué

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

gruff; surly

Radical: 亻
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 亻屈
Traditional: 倔
Frequency: #3053 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

juèMain reading juéRare reading

juè

jue4Main readingHSK 7–9

gruff; surly CC-CEDICT

Words that use “倔” as juè

倔头juè tóua surly, irascible personWord

jué

jue2Reading 2Rare reading

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

stubborn; not willing to change your mind (as in 倔强)

Examples

我的弟弟很倔强，不听话。
wǒ de dì di hěn jué jiàng, bù tīng huà
My younger brother is very stubborn and does not listen.
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她很倔强，谁都不听。
tā hěn jué jiàng, shéi dōu bù tīng
She is very stubborn and does not listen to anyone.
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Words that use “倔” as jué

倔强jué jiàngalways doing what you want and not listening to other peopleWordHSK 7–9

Stroke order

Practice writing 倔

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Same radical 亻

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