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顽 - wán

obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant

obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant

How to read 顽

Click 顽 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwán
Englishobstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

顽劣 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 顽匪. Please read 顽固 one more time.

Common words with this character

stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous
gangster; bandit
stubborn; obstinate
tenacious; hard to defeat

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 顽 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 顽劣 and 顽匪 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 顽.