| ào | bend/break in two |
| niù | stubborn/contrary |
| 拗 | to bend in two so as to break to defy to disobey |
| 拗不过 | unable to dissuade |
| 拗劲 | A willful or fractious temper. |
| 拗口 | hard to pronounce awkward-sounding |
| 拗口令 | tongue twister |
| 拗断 | to break by twisting |
| 拗陷 | geological depression |