顽

mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,479 U+987D

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

页 (semantic, “head”) + 元 (phonetic, yuán)

components: 元页

stubborn · Heisig RSH #61

head + 元 beginning

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 元

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 元 (yuán) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
元 sound component	yuán	first; dollar; origin; head
远	yuǎn	distant, remote, far; profound
园	yuán	garden, park; orchard
玩	wán	to play with, to joke, to entertain
完	wán	to complete, to finish, to settle; whole
沅	yuán	a river in western Hunan
阮	ruǎn	ancient musical instrument; surname
芫	yuán	a poisonous plant; Daphne genkwa
朊	ruǎn	protein
蚖	yuán	salamander, newt
鼋	yuán	large turtle, sea turtle

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
老顽固	lǎo wán gù	(derog.) old-fashioned and stubborn person; stick in the mud
死顽固	sǐ wán gù	very stubborn; very stubborn person; die-hard
冥顽不灵	míng wán bù líng	(idiom) pigheaded
顽民	wán mín	unruly people; rebellious subjects; disloyal citizens
顽皮	wán pí	naughty
顽症	wán zhèng	see 頑疾\|顽疾[wan2 ji2]
顽强	wán qiáng	tenacious; hard to defeat
思想顽钝	sī xiǎng wán dùn	blunt thinking; apathy
顽固	wán gù	stubborn; obstinate
顽童	wán tóng	urchin
凶顽	xiōng wán	fierce and uncontrollable
负隅顽抗	fù yú wán kàng	(idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admi…
顽疾	wán jí	stubborn illness; chronic disease; (fig.) deep-seated problem; systemic issue
顽梗	wán gěng	obstinate; stubborn; pig-headed
愚顽	yú wán	ignorant and stubborn
冥顽	míng wán	stupidly obstinate
顽匪	wán fěi	gangster; bandit
顽劣	wán liè	stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous
顽钝	wán dùn	blunt (instrument); stupid; thick-headed