顽

頑
wán
adjective #40,798

Meanings

  1. 1 mischievous
  2. 2 stubborn
  3. 3 naughty

Examples

HSK 6
Zhège háizi hěn wánpí, yì kè yě zuò bù zhù.
This child is naughty and never sits still.
HSK 7-9
Tā wángù de jiù guānniàn hěn nán gǎibiàn.
His stubborn old views are hard to change.

Tips

memory
元 (origin) + 页 (head) - a hardheaded person, i.e. stubborn.

Components

radical
页 yè
head; page
Right side 页 - pictograph of a prominent head and face, the head radical. Carries the meaning of 顽: stubbornness lives in the head, an unyielding mind, a thick skull that refuses to bend. Sits with 顾 turn-head, 顿 pause, 颂 praise, 题 inscribe - all built on the face-forward 页 shape.
phonetic
元 yuán
origin; first
Left side 元 supplies the sound - yuán shifting to wán, a regular y/w glide alternation. Its 'origin, primary' meaning has no semantic role in 顽; pure phonetic. Same phonetic family includes 玩 play, 完 complete, 院 courtyard.

Stroke Order

顽 wán