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愎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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愎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
愎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
愎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
愎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
愎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
愎 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

愎 Stroke Order — How to Write 愎

Stroke Order

愎 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, 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.

愎 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄复

愎 is an ideographic compound. To persist 复 in error 忄; 复 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 忄 + 9 more strokes

愎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bì

Meanings of 愎 in Chinese

1

bì愎

Stubbornly self-willed and unwilling to accept advice; obstinate.
他这个人刚愎自用,听不进别人的意见。
He is opinionated and self-willed, unable to listen to others' opinions.

Words with 愎

  • gāng刚bì愎Obstinate, Headstrong

Idioms with 愎

  • gāng刚bì愎zì自yòng用obstinately self-willed and opinionated
  • hěn狠bì愎zì自yòng用stubbornly self-willed and dictatorial

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Questions about 愎

What does 愎 mean in Chinese?

愎 (bì) means “Stubbornly self-willed and unwilling to accept advice; obstinate” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 愎?

愎 is pronounced bì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 愎 have?

愎 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 愎?

愎 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 愎?

The radical of 愎 is 忄, and 愎 is an ideographic compound.

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