拗 often conveys the idea of resistance, stubbornness, or twisting something out of its natural position.
 
Related characters:
扭 — to twist

to break, snap, bend

strong, powerful, forceful

hand

 — semantic component meaning “hand; manual action”;


young, childish, tender, to cherish or love

— phonetic component indicating the sound.
The character originally referred to twisting or bending something with the hand.
 
Semantic development:
- to bend or twist something;
- to force something against resistance;
- to be stubborn or contrary.

Although the character exists in Sino-Korean readings, it is rarely used in modern Korean vocabulary.
 
요집 (拗執) — obstinacy; stubborn insistence

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to press, to sign, to detain

to pull out, to extract, to draw, to select

to brush off, to shake off, to dust, to wave away, repel

to pull, to drag, to seize

to clap, to pat, to strike lightly

to block, to resist, to refuse, to reject

to expand, to open up, to broaden, to print, to make a rubbing, to engrave, to carve

to pull out, to extract, to uproot, to remove, to withdraw, to surpass, to excel

to twist, to bend, to force, stubborn, contrary

to seize, to detain, to arrest, to restrict, to restrain, to be bound by

clumsy, awkward, unskillful, inept

to call, to summon, to invite, to beckon

to bow, to pay respects, to worship, to salute, to pray, to visit

to bind, to gather, to include, to summarize

to wipe, to clean, to wash away

fist, clenched hand, boxing

to pick up, to gather, to collect, to find

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拗

Etymology

Usage in Korean

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