拗 ào ǎo yù niù

to pull, drag, break off, to pluck (a flower); bent, warped; perverse, obstinate

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DEFINITIONS

拗 ào
  • variant of 拗[ao4]
  • to bend in two so as to break
  • to defy
  • to disobey
  • also pr. [ao3]
拗 niù
  • stubborn
  • obstinate

STROKES

拗 stroke order diagram
拗 stroke order animation

WORDS

拗口 ào kǒu hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding
执拗 zhí niù stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]
拗不过 niù bu guò can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
三拗汤 sān ào tāng san'ao decoction (TCM)
三拗湯 sān ào tāng san'ao decoction (TCM)
執拗 zhí niù stubborn; willful; pigheaded; Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]
拗不過 niù bu guò can't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)
拗口令 ào kǒu lìng tongue twister
拗断 ào duàn to break by twisting
拗斷 ào duàn to break by twisting
硬拗 yìng ào (coll.) (Tw) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu]); Taiwan pr. [ying4 ao1]
违拗 wéi ào to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
違拗 wéi ào to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
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