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对
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対
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that's right

HSK 10 N2
Communication →Language
duì
タイ、ツイ
あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い、なら.ぶ、むか.う
대
Depicts a hand (寸) holding a farming tool (丵) to develop land (土). Based on the original meaning "develop land".
Components
Traditional (對)
丵 thick+ 土 earth+ 寸 Chinese inch =
對 that's right
丵 Iconic component
zhuó thick
thick (grass)
Depicts a farming tool.
土 Iconic component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
寸 Iconic component
cùn Chinese inch
inch
Depicts a hand.
Simplified (对)
又 again+ 寸 Chinese inch =
对 correct
又 Simplified component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Shorthand for the left half of 對.
寸 Iconic component
cùn Chinese inch
inch
Depicts a hand.
Japanese (対)
文 writing+ 寸 Chinese inch =
対 that's right
文
文
writing
寸
寸
Chinese inch
Notes
Similar Characters
凿 bore (simp)業 profession (trad/jp)菐 thicket鑿 bore a hole (trad)叢 thicket (trad)业 business (simp)压 oppress (simp)厓 precipice圩 dike圪 phonetic圬 plaster over with圮 ruined圯 bank地 ground/earth圳 furrow in field圹 prairie (simp)场 open space (simp)圻 border (alt)圼 圾 trash
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
对
Regular
Modern
Chinese
对 / 對 [duì]
right; correct; couple; pair; towards; at; for; to face; opposite; to treat (sb a certain way); to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; classifier: couple
Japanese
対 、 對 (old) たい 同音

noun

  1. versus; against; vs.; v.
  2. to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180) (used between numbers)
  3. equal footing; equal terms
  4. opposite

n-pref

  1. toward ...; to ...; with ...; against ...; anti-
対 つい 同音

noun

  1. pair; couple; set
  2. antithesis

counter

  1. counter for items that come in pairs
  2. counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (4)
今日早稲田対慶応の試合がある。
There is going to be a game between Waseda and Keio today.
試合は6対6で引き分けに終わった。
The match ended in a 6-6 draw.
同社の昨年の対インド輸出は１億ドルに達した。
The company's exports to India amounted to $100 million last year.
この国の王は人ではなく、はるか天空に居られるという三対の翼を持つ神獣なんだ。
The king of this country isn't a person, but a divine beast with three pairs of wings said to be in far away in the sky.
Japanese Names
対 つい
Tsui surname
対 ついざき
Tsuizaki surname
對 ついざき
Tsuizaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
对不起 [duì​bu​qǐ] #200
unworthy
对于 [duì​yú] #724
regarding
绝对 [jué​duì] #491
absolute
面对 [miàn​duì] #1,040
to confront
对方 [duì​fāng] #1,386
counterpart
反对 [fǎn​duì] #1,181
to fight against
对手 [duì​shǒu] #1,951
opponent
针对 [zhēn​duì] #2,504
to target
相对 [xiāng​duì] #6,212
relatively
对象 [duì​xiàng] #2,257
target
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 向かう [むかう] #220
to face
⭐ 絶対 [ぜったい] #254
absolutely
⭐ に対して [にたいして] #402
towards
⭐ に対する [にたいする] #929
regarding
⭐ 対応 [たいおう] #1,222
correspondence (to)
⭐ 反対 [はんたい] #1,228
opposition
⭐ 対象 [たいしょう] #1,276
target
に対し [にたいし] #2,355
towards
⭐ 対策 [たいさく] #2,520
measure
⭐ 対 [たい] #2,673
versus
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KOREAN WORDS (24)
절대 #196
being absolute; being unwavering
대답 #3,698
answer; reply
대화 #4,041
dialogue; conversation; talk
상대 #9,034
facing each other
반대 #9,443
opposite; contrary
대면 #18,030
interview; meeting in person; confrontation
대응 #29,827
response
대비 #34,692
comparison; contrast
대책 #39,099
measure; action
대각선
diagonal; diagonal line
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