拗 Stroke Order — How to Write 拗

Stroke Order

拗 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

拗 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌幼

拗 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 幼 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 5 more strokes

拗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

ǎo
ào
niù

Meanings of 拗 in Chinese

ǎo拗

To bend something stiff or hard until it breaks; to snap off.

小孩子不小心把树枝拗断了。

The child accidentally bent and broke the branch.

ào拗

Difficult or awkward to pronounce; unyielding.

这个绕口令很拗口。

This tongue twister is very difficult to pronounce.

niù拗

Stubborn; unyielding; to refuse to comply.

这孩子脾气真执拗，我怎么劝都拗不过他。

This child is really stubborn; no matter how I try to persuade him, I can't win him over.

Common Words and Phrases with 拗

niù拗bù不guò过

unable to persuade or change someone's mind

他非要请客，我拗不过他，就让他付钱了

He insisted on treating me, and I couldn't talk him out of it, so I let him pay.

ào拗kǒu口

Hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding.

这个词语发音有点拗口，我总是说不对

This word is a bit awkward to pronounce; I always mispronounce it.

ào拗kǒu口lìng令

A tongue twister is a word, phrase, or sentence that is difficult to pronounce quickly and correctly because of a sequence of similar, often alliterative, sounds.