抵 dǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抵抗
dǐkàng
to resist
Characters in this word
抗 kàng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 亢 high, proud
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 面对外来压力，社区居民选择联合起来抵抗不合理的拆迁方案。 Miànduì wàilái yālì, shèqū jūmín xuǎnzé liánhé qǐlái dǐkàng bù hélǐ de chāiqiān fāng'àn. Faced with outside pressure, the community residents chose to unite and resist the unreasonable demolition plan.
- 多喝水、多睡觉，可以帮助身体抵抗感冒。 Duō hē shuǐ, duō shuì jiào, kěyǐ bāngzhù shēntǐ dǐkàng gǎnmào. Drinking more water and sleeping more can help the body resist a cold.
- 孩子们很难抵抗甜食的诱惑。 Háizimen hěn nán dǐkàng tiánshí de yòuhuò. Children find it hard to resist the temptation of sweets.
Related words
- 抵达 dǐdá to arrive, to reach
- 抵 dǐ to withstand; to offset; to pledge
- 抵触 dǐchù to conflict with; to resist
- 抵挡 dǐdǎng to withstand; to resist
- 抵消 dǐxiāo to offset; to cancel out
- 抵押 dǐyā to mortgage; to pledge as collateral
- 抵御 dǐyù to resist; to withstand
- 抵制 dǐzhì to resist; to boycott
- 对抗 duìkàng to confront, to oppose
- 反抗 fǎnkàng to resist; to rebel against
- 抗衡 kànghéng to contend with; to counterbalance
- 抗拒 kàngjù to resist; to defy