TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
頑
ㄨㄢˊ · wán
adj — stubborn, obstinate; mischievous, naughty
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFyuán → wán — the initial drops and the rhyme reshapes
A head (頁) with 元 yuán giving the sound, worn toward wán. A head that will not turn, a block that takes no shape: stubborn, obstinate (頑固). The same unbending energy in a child reads as mischievous (頑皮).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
那顆頭（頁）梗著脖子，怎麼勸都不肯轉一下。
The head (頁) sets its neck and will not turn a hair, however hard you push.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)頑固、頑強— stubborn, obstinate常用
→頑皮— mischievous, naughty
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension