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CHINESE CHARACTER

jué

倔

倔

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tough

Numbered pinyin
jue2
English meanings
crabby, tough

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 亻; right 屈.

  • Left

    亻
  • Right

    屈
    Explore parts · Enclosed from the upper left
    • Outside

      尸
    • Inside

      出
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      • Top

        屮
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      • Bottom

        凵

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰亻屈

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    píqi脾气jué倔。

    Stubborn.

  2. 02

    jué倔píqi脾气。

    A stubborn temper.

  3. 03

    xìnggé性格gāng刚qiáng强。

    A strong will.

  4. 04

    gùzhi固执jǐ己jiàn见。

    Stick to one's view.

  5. 05

    shànyú善于biàn变tōng通。

    Be flexible.

  6. 06

    tīng听de得jìn进quàn劝。

    Take advice.

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