Chinese symbol for “obstinate”
固执
gù zhí
Traditional: 固執
obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to
The closest CC-CEDICT match for obstinate is 固执 (gù zhí), defined as: obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “obstinate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顽固 (頑固) | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate |
| 倔强 (倔強) | jué jiàng | stubborn; obstinate; unbending |
| □ | gīng | uptight; obstinate; to awkwardly force oneself to do sth (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [king], often written as ㄍㄧㄥ, no generally accepted hanzi form) |
| 硁 (硜) | kēng | obstinate |
| 顽 (頑) | wán | mischievous; obstinate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 固执.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 固定 | gù dìng | to fix; to fasten |
| 巩固 (鞏固) | gǒng gù | to consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable |
| 固然 | gù rán | admittedly (it's true that...) |
| 稳固 (穩固) | wěn gù | stable; steady |
| 固定资产 (固定資產) | gù dìng zī chǎn | fixed assets |
| 固体 (固體) | gù tǐ | solid |
| 执行 (執行) | zhí xíng | to implement; to carry out |
| 执政 (執政) | zhí zhèng | to hold power; in office |
See also: Japanese symbol for “obstinate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.