variant of 拗[ao4]
to bend in two so as to break / to defy / to disobey / also pr. [ao3]
stubborn / obstinate

拗 character breakdown

young

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a kindergarten.

Maud Younger (y) is taking care of a kindergarten (幼) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). To keep the young (幼) children busy she plays blackjack with them, each time dealing a card by pressing a power button (力). To make life not too hard for them, she is exclusively dealing aces (幺).
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 拗 as component

拗 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 拗

hard to pronounce / awkward-sounding
stubborn / willful / pigheaded / Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]
can't persuade / unable to make (sb) change their mind / unable to resist (sb)
(coll.) (Tw) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu]) / Taiwan pr. [ying4 ao1]
to disobey / to defy / deliberately going against (rule, convention, sb's wishes etc)
(coll.) (Tw) to defend an untenable position with ridiculous arguments (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ngē-áu]) / Taiwan pr. [ying4 ao1]
to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc)
san'ao decoction (TCM)
to break by twisting

Sentences with 拗

拗 currently does not appear in any sentence.