顽 wán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
顽皮
wánpí
naughty; mischievous; playful
Characters in this word
皮 pí
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 皮 — skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这个顽皮的比喻化解了会场的紧张气氛，却没有削弱论证的严肃性。 Zhè ge wánpí de bǐyù huàjiě le huìchǎng de jǐnzhāng qìfēn, què méiyǒu xuēruò lùnzhèng de yánsùxìng. This mischievous metaphor eased the tension in the venue without weakening the seriousness of the argument.
- 弟弟顽皮地把姐姐的帽子藏了起来。 Dìdi wánpí de bǎ jiějie de màozi cáng le qǐlai. Little brother mischievously hid his older sister's hat.
- 小孙子很顽皮，整天在院子里跑来跑去。 Xiǎo sūnzi hěn wánpí, zhěngtiān zài yuànzi lǐ pǎolái pǎoqù. The little grandson is very naughty, running around the yard all day long.
Related words
- 顽强 wánqiáng tenacious, indomitable
- 顽固 wángù stubborn; obstinate; persistent
- 皮 pí skin; peel
- 皮包 píbāo leather bag
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 皮肤 pífū skin
- 皮鞋 píxié leather shoes
- 皮革 pígé leather
- 幼稚 yòuzhì childish; immature
- 炫耀 xuànyào to show off; to flaunt
- 俗 sú vulgar; common; popular
- 小看 xiǎokàn to look down on; to underestimate