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拗
抝
ào
1. variant of [[拗<ào>]]
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

拗
ǎo
to pull, to drag; perverse, obstinate; bent, warped
8 丶

Compound Words (6)

拗口
àokǒu
hard to pronounce
拗断
àoduàn
to break by twisting
拗陷
àoxiàn
geological depression
违拗
wéiào
to disobey
三拗汤
sānàotāng
san'ao decoction (TCM)
拗口令
àokǒulìng
tongue twister

Alternate Entries

拗
ào
to bend in two so as to break / to defy / to disobey / also pr. <ǎo>
拗
niù
stubborn / obstinate

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Character Frequency Rank
3,628
Word Frequency Rank
18,727 of 84,292

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