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抗
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combat

HSK 6 N1
Human →Actions →Social
kàng
コウ
あらが.う
항
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 亢 proud =
抗 combat
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
亢 Phonetic component
kàng proud
high, proud
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
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)
抗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
抗 [kàng]
to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-
Japanese
抗 こう 同音
prefix anti-
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
抗 こう
Kō unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (149)
对抗 [duì​kàng] #3,148
to withstand
对抗 [duì​kàng] #3,148
to withstand
反抗 [fǎn​kàng] #2,917
to resist
抵抗 [dǐ​kàng] #4,403
to resist
抗议 [kàng​yì] #4,222
to protest
抗议 [kàng​yì] #4,222
to protest
抗拒 [kàng​jù] #6,403
to resist
抗生素 [kàng​shēng​sù] #7,983
antibiotic
抗体 [kàng​tǐ] #14,153
antibody
抗体 [kàng​tǐ] #14,153
antibody
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JAPANESE WORDS (189)
⭐ 抵抗 [ていこう] #1,612
resistance
⭐ 対抗 [たいこう] #2,837
opposition
⭐ 抗議 [こうぎ] #2,904
protest
抗う [あらがう] #5,146
to go against
⭐ 反抗 [はんこう] #6,976
opposition
拮抗 [きっこう] #15,715
rivalry (between two equally strong sides)
⭐ 抗争 [こうそう] #16,218
rivalry
不可抗力 [ふかこうりょく] #16,768
act of God
無抵抗 [むていこう] #16,860
nonresistance
反抗的 [はんこうてき] #17,763
rebellious
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KOREAN WORDS (18)
항암 #25,257
being anticancer; being antitumor; being cancer-fighting
저항 #36,304
resistance
대항
opposition; resistance
무저항
non-resistance
반항
defiance; disobedience; rebellion
반항적
being rebellious; being defiant
불가항력
irresistible force
저항력
immune system
항거
resistance; defiance; disobedience
항고
appeal
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