抵

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resist

HSK 6 N1

Human →Actions

dǐ

テイ

저, 지

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 氐 represents the sound.

Components

扌 hand (side)+ 氐 ancient =

抵 resist

扌 Meaning component

shou hand (side)

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

氐 Phonetic component

dī ancient

name of an ancient tribe

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

抵

Regular

Modern

Chinese

抵 [dǐ]

to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to equal; to balance; to make up for; to mortgage; to arrive at; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhǐ] for this sense)

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (67)

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan

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JAPANESE WORDS (70)

抵抗力 [ていこうりょく] #24,939

(power of) resistance

抵抗感 [ていこうかん] #26,420

antipathy

⭐ 抵触 [ていしょく] #30,805

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.)

空気抵抗 [くうきていこう] #37,461

air resistance

抵抗を試みる [ていこうをこころみる] #37,467

to offer (put up) resistance

⭐ 抵当 [ていとう] #55,482

mortgage

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KOREAN WORDS (5)