顽 (wán): mischievous, obstinate, to play
顽 (wán) is a Chinese character meaning “mischievous.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 元 (phonetic) and 页 (semantic). It ranks #1995 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 顽 head. Its radical form 页 (page) appears in many related characters such as 页 (xié, head), 顺 (shùn, to obey), 须 (xū, must).
Definitions
- mischievous
- obstinate
- to play
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 顽
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顽固 | wán gù | stubborn |
| 顽皮 | wán pí | naughty |
| 顽童 | wán tóng | urchin |
| 负隅顽抗 | fù yú wán kàng | (idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded |
| 冥顽 | míng wán | stupidly obstinate |
| 冥顽不灵 | míng wán bù líng | (idiom) pigheaded |
| 顽疾 | wán jí | stubborn illness |
| 死顽固 | sǐ wán gù | very stubborn |
| 顽症 | wán zhèng | see 頑疾|顽疾[wan2 ji2] |
| 顽民 | wán mín | unruly people |
| 思想顽钝 | sī xiǎng wán dùn | blunt thinking |
| 凶顽 | xiōng wán | fierce and uncontrollable |
| 愚顽 | yú wán | ignorant and stubborn |
| 顽劣 | wán liè | stubborn and obstreperous |
| 顽梗 | wán gěng | obstinate |
顽 appears in 18 compound words: 61 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 顽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
顽字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
wán zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "顽" is not frequently used in everyday life.
网传2顽童虐待猫咪犯众怒 登兽医局收到500多起...
wǎng chuán 2 wán tóng nüè dài māo 咪 fàn zhòng nù dēng shòu yī jú shōu dào 5 0 0 duō qǐ . . .
...if v2.43 解决 GIF 无限循环顽疾
. . . i f v 2 . 4 3 jiě jué G I F wú xiàn xún huán wán jí
...if v2.43 fixes the persistent issue of GIFs looping endlessly
葡萄牙旅游业显示出顽强的生命力
pú táo yá lǚ yóu yè xiǎn shì chū wán qiáng de shēng mìng lì
Portugal's tourism industry has shown remarkable resilience
他年纪越大变得越顽固。
Tā niánjì yuè dàbiàn de yuè wángù.
He became more obstinate as he grew older.
尽管受到暴君的迫害，英雄还顽强地斗争。
Jǐnguǎn shòudào bàojūn de pòhài, yīngxióng hái wánqiáng de dòuzhēng.
In spite of the tyrant’s persecution, the hero valiantly carried on the struggle.
顽皮的小男孩爱他的爸爸。
Wánpí de xiǎo nánhái ài tā de bàba.
The mischievous son loved his dad.
烤箱内如有液体洒出，应立即清理，以免留下顽固污渍。
Kǎoxiāng nèi rú yǒu yètǐ sǎ chū, yīng lìjí qīnglǐ, yǐmiǎn liúxià wángù wūzì.
Clean up spills inside the oven as soon as they happen to avoid stubborn stains.
Character Family
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