愎(bì)

12 strokes

perverse

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Character information

Pinyin
bì
Meaning
perverse; obstinate; willful
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 愎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰忄复

To persist 复 in error 忄; 复 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

忄xīn复fù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 愎 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 愎

Common words using 愎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gāng刚bì愎

headstrong; perverse

Open 刚愎 page →
gāng刚bì愎zì自yòng用

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

Open 刚愎自用 page →

Related characters

From 愎’s common words

刚自用

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