倔强
Old HSK 6
倔强 (juéjiàng) · stubborn
倔强 (juéjiàng) means “stubborn; unbending”. It is written with 2 characters: 倔 (stubborn) + 强 (strong). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 倔强 is built
The characters
倔 jué · stubborn
What 倔 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 屈qū — to bend
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 出chū — to go out
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 尸shī — body
强 qiáng · strong
What 强 is made of
- 弓gōng — bow
- 虽suī — although
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 虫chóng — insect
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 弓 gives the meaning, 虫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个孩子很倔强，不肯认错。Zhège háizi hěn juéjiàng, bù kěn rèncuò.This child is stubborn and won't admit his mistake.
她倔强地擦干了眼泪。Tā juéjiàng de cāgàn le yǎnlèi.She stubbornly wiped away her tears.
Questions about 倔强
What does 倔强 mean?
倔强 (juéjiàng) means “stubborn; unbending”.
How do you pronounce 倔强?
倔强 is pronounced juéjiàng.
Which HSK level is 倔强?
倔强 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 加强jiāqiángto strengthen
- 坚强jiānqiángstrong
- 强大qiángdàstrong
- 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize
- 强烈qiánglièstrong
- 勉强miǎnqiǎngreluctantly
- 强制qiángzhìcompulsory
- 强迫qiǎngpòto force
- 顽强wánqiángtenacious
- 强qiángstrong
Learn 倔强 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 104: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.