倔强 (jué jiàng) — stubborn, obstinate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Stubborn and unyielding by temperament — closer in tone to 固执/顽固 (a negative trait) than to the admirable resilience of 坚强, 顽强, or 坚韧.

adjective

stubbornobstinate

倔强，。
Tā xìng gé jué jiàng, cóng bù kěn rèn cuò.
He has a stubborn personality and never admits mistakes.
倔强，。
Zhè hái zi tài jué jiàng, zěn me quàn dōu bù tīng.
This child is too stubborn — no matter how you persuade him, he won't listen.
倔强，。
Suī rán tā hěn jué jiàng, dàn zhè cì zhōng yú jiē shòu le jiàn yì.
Although he's very stubborn, this time he finally accepted the suggestion.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

倔juèstubborn

倔 and 强 both mean stubborn, so together they intensify obstinacy.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

人人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

屈

屈qū倔juè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

倔 is built from 人, a person, and 屈, which shows the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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