对
right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #174 U+5BF9
How 对 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A pair 又 of hands 寸
How to remember it
that’s right · Heisig RSH #642
crotch + glue
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 对 as their sound component
These characters all use 对 (duì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对 sound component | duì | correct, right; facing, opposed |
| 树 | shù | tree; to plant; to set up, to establish |
| 怼 | duì | hatred, resentment; to dislike, to hate |
Words containing 对
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天生一对 | tiān shēng yī duì | a match made in heaven; a perfect couple |
| 不对头 | bù duì tóu | fishy; not right; amiss |
| 一对一 | yī duì yī | one-to-one; one-on-one |
| 头对头 | tóu duì tóu | (of clinical trial) head-to-head |
| 一对儿 | yī duì r | a pair; a couple |
| 对心儿 | duì xīn r | erhua variant of 對心|对心[dui4 xin1] |
| 对不上 | duì bù shàng | to disagree; I can't agree with that. |
| 对事不对人 | duì shì bù duì rén | it's nothing personal (idiom) |
| 不对 | bù duì | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer |
| 对子 | duì zi | pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet |
| 一对 | yī duì | couple; pair |
| 公对公 | gōng duì gōng | B2B; business-to-business; (of a connector) male-to-male |
| 对工儿 | duì gōng r | proper |
| 面对面 | miàn duì miàn | face to face |
| 对头 | duì tóu | correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right |
| 对头 | duì tou | (longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent |
| 对心 | duì xīn | congenial; to one's liking |
| 对生 | duì shēng | (botany) opposite leaf arrangement; paired leaf arrangement |
| 对地 | duì dì | targeted (e.g. attacks) |
| 空对地 | kōng duì dì | air-to-surface (missile) |