Memory phrase for the Kanji: 拗

拗

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Meaning

break in two, to defy, disobey, stubborn, obstinate

Pronunciation

 ào, ǎo, niù

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: infant 幼 (A thread 幺/糸 with the strength 力 of an infant.)

Mnemonic
The hand of an infant: breaks things.

Radicals

扌 hand
幺 short threadThis radical appears like a part of “thread 糸” and is therefore understood as a “short thread”.
力 power, forcevariations ar: 为 or: to act 办.
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Vocabulary

 违拗  wéi ào  to disobey; to defy; deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
 拗陷  ào xiàn  geological depression
 拗断  ào duàn  to break by twisting
 拗断  ào duàn  

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