倔 jué stubborn
stubborn; obstinate; intransigent
How to remember 倔: 亻 person + 屈 to bend = stubborn. Grandpa is one person who will not bend on anything, not even the TV remote, as stubborn as ever.
Component breakdown
倔 = 亻 person + 屈 to bend
- 亻 person
- 屈 to bend
Grandpa is one person who will not bend on anything, not even the TV remote, as stubborn as ever.
How it is used
- Stubborn, headstrong - 倔强 (juéjiàng) obstinate and unyielding, 倔脾气 (juè píqì) a stubborn temper.
- Note two readings: jué in 倔强 (literary), but juè in colloquial 倔脾气 / 脾气倔, where it's blunter and more negative.
- Describes a personality that won't bend, for better (persistent) or worse (pig-headed).