Memory phrase for the character: 頑
頑
Meaning
stubborn, obstinate Pronunciation GAN Explanation Left: origin 元 (Two 二 legs 儿 have the same origin.), right: head/forehead 頁
Mnemonic
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An original head can be stubborn. Radicals
元
origin, source They start in the body's trunk: Thus, the two 二 legs 儿 have the same origin.
頁
(fore-)head, page The radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character 首 is used for: head.
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Vocabulary
頑丈 がんじょう
solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
6403
頑固 がんこ
stubbornness, obstinacy
6404
頑張る がんばる
to persist, to insist on, to stand firm, to try one's best
6405
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