顽固
Old HSK 6
顽固 (wángù) · stubborn
顽固 (wángù) means “stubborn; obstinate”. It is written with 2 characters: 顽 (stubborn) + 固 (to solidify). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 顽固 is built
The characters
顽 wán · stubborn
What 顽 is made of
- 元yuán — first
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
固 gù · to solidify
What 固 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 囗 gives the meaning, 古 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爷爷有点儿顽固。Wǒ yéye yǒudiǎnr wángù.My grandpa is a bit stubborn.
这种病菌非常顽固，很难消灭。Zhèzhǒng bìngjūn fēicháng wángù, hěnnán xiāomiè.This germ is very stubborn and hard to kill.
Questions about 顽固
What does 顽固 mean?
顽固 (wángù) means “stubborn; obstinate”.
How do you pronounce 顽固?
顽固 is pronounced wángù.
Which HSK level is 顽固?
顽固 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 顽强wánqiángtenacious
- 固定gùdìngfixed
- 坚固jiāngùsolid
- 根深蒂固gēnshēndìgùdeep-rooted
- 巩固gǒnggùto strengthen
- 固然gùránadmittedly
- 固体gùtǐsolid
- 固有gùyǒuinherent
- 固执gùzhístubborn
- 牢固láogùfirm
Learn 顽固 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 186: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.