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犟, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
犟 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Translingual
Han character
犟 (Kangxi radical 93, 牛+11 in traditional Chinese, 牛+12 in simplified Chinese, 15 strokes in traditional Chinese, 16 strokes in simplified Chinese, cangjie input 弓戈竹手 (NIHQ), composition ⿱强牛(GK) or ⿱強牛(T))
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 704, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1820, character 10
- Unihan data for U+729F
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): phonetic 強 (OC *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ) + semantic 牛 (“cattle”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
犟
- stubborn
伊哪能講儂就哪能做，覅幫伊犟。
伊哪能讲侬就哪能做，覅帮伊犟。 - 6yi 6na-nen6 5kaon 6non 6zhieu 6na-nen6 5tsu 6viau 1paon 6yi 6jian
- Do as he says, don't be stubborn with him.
Compounds