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8 strokes

to bend

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
to bend; to violate; to go against; ruthless and tyrannical
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸户犬

A dog 犬 that won't come indoors 户

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

guāi

perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character)

Open 乖戾 page →
xiōng

cruel; tyrannical

Open 凶戾 page →
guài

see 乖戾[guai1 li4]

Open 怪戾 page →

evil tendencies

Open 戾气 page →

(idiom) cruel; ruthless; tyrannical

Open 暴戾恣睢 page →

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