guāi​wǔ

contrary

guāi rebel

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkwɛjkʷˤrəjoppose; disorder
Zhengzhangkʷrɯːl
Unicodeguæi

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

wù, wǔ obstinate

Components

Meaning component
chuò walk

walk

Sound component
wǔ, wu noon

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːs
Unicodengò

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang