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拗 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as ǎo in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as ào, or niù.
In traditional Chinese the character 抝 may be used.
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Pronunciation
We found 3 pronunciations for 拗
Definitions for 拗 pronounced as ào
- to bend in two so as to break
- to defy
- to disobey
- also pr. [ao3]
- variant of 拗[ao4]
Definitions for 拗 pronounced as niù
- stubborn
- obstinate
ǎo
Definitions for 拗 pronounced as ǎo
Vocabulary
The most common words for 拗 — see all
- stubborn
- willful
- pigheaded
- Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]
- hard to pronounce
- awkward-sounding
- to break by twisting