拗	84B05   10A.50-9	部居	畫數  8	ㄠˋ [ao4]  (*ㄠˇ [ao3] , ㄩˋ [yU4] , *ㄧㄠˋ [yao4] , *ㄋㄧㄡˋ [niu4] ).
V	(1)  (*[ao3]) To break (branches). (2)  (*[yao4]) 拗口 [ao4kou3]↓.
Adj	(*[yU4], *[yao4],sp. pr. *[niu4]) Stubborn, recalcitrant: 違拗 defy (orders, law), defiant; 拗強，拗性 [ao4qiang2],[ao4xing4]↓.
Words	1.拗彆 [ao4bie0], v.i., (coll.) to get into a quarrel.  2.拗強 [ao4qiang2], adj., stubborn.  3.拗口 *[yao4kou3], v.i., be difficult to pronounce, to lisp, otherwise pronounce defective sounds; 拗口令 a tongue-twister (rhyme, like “she sells seashells”).  4.拗怒 *[yU4nu4], v.i., to suppress anger.  5.拗性 *[niu4xing4] ([ao4xing0]), adj., stubborn.