| 顽 | wán | mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty |
| 顽固 | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate |
| 顽强 | wán qiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat |
| 顽皮 | wán pí | naughty |
| 顽劣 | wán liè | stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous |
| 顽匪 | wán fěi | gangster; bandit |
| 顽梗 | wán gěng | obstinate; persistent |
| 顽民 | wán mín | unruly people; rebellious subjects; disloyal citizens |
| 顽疾 | wán jí | ineradicable disease; fig. deep-seated problem; perennial problem |
| 顽症 | wán zhèng | stubborn illness; disease that is difficult to treat |
| 顽童 | wán tóng | urchin |
| 顽而不顾 | wán ér bù gù | to be stubborn and inconsiderate (idiom) |
| 顽钝 | wán dùn | blunt (instrument); stupid; thick-headed |