倔

juè

HSK 7-93 readings

“Gruff” in Chinese is 倔 (juè).

Other characters with the syllable jue: see all 8 →

Meaning

gruff; surly
used in 倔強|倔强[jue2 jiang4]

Example

事实是倔强的，但统计是柔顺的。

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.

From 倔强 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

juéused in 倔強|倔强
juègruff; surly

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 倔

倔强juéjiàngstubborn; obstinate; unbendingHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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