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Character Decomposition
拗=扌+幼
Etymology
hand
Meanings
(dialect) to twist; to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape)
(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient
stubborn; perverse; contrary
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Words with 拗 24 total
to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)违拗wéi àostubborn; willful; pigheaded · Taiwan pr.执拗zhí niùhard to pronounce; awkward-sounding拗口ào kǒu(dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)拗断ǎo duàn(Tw) (coll.) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr.) · Taiwan pr.硬拗yìng àosan'ao decoction (TCM)三拗汤sān ào tāngcan't persuade; unable to make (sb) change their mind; unable to resist (sb)拗不过niù bu guòtongue twister拗口令ào kǒu lìng