Meaning
mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wan” becomes a different word in each tone. 顽 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 顽强wán qiángtenacious; hard to defeat
- 顽固wán gùstubborn; obstinate
- 顽皮wán pínaughty
- 顽民wán mínunruly people; rebellious subjects; disloyal citizens
- 顽童wán tóngurchin
Example Sentence
不管遇到什么困难，他都顽强地坚持着。Bù guǎn yù dào shén me kùn nán, tā dōu wán qiáng de jiān chí zhe.No matter what difficulty he faces, he perseveres tenaciously.
不管Bù guǎnnot to be concerned遇到yù dàoto meet什么shén mewhat困难kùn nándifficult，他tāhe都dōuall顽强wán qiángtenacious地de(adverb marker)坚持jiān chíto persevere with着zhe(ongoing action)。