抵
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to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to; to match; to balance; to offset; to mortgage; to make up for; to compensate for; to arrive at; to reach; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3])
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,593 U+62B5
How 抵 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 氐 (phonetic, dǐ)
components: 扌 氐
How to remember it
resist · Heisig RSH #2788
fingers + calling card
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 氐
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 氐 (dǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 氐 sound component | dǐ | the name of an ancient tribe |
| 底 | dǐ | bottom, underside; below, underneath |
| 低 | dī | low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow |
| 邸 | dǐ | official residence |
| 鸱 | chī | kite, horned owl; wine cups |
| 坻 | dǐ | islet; river delta, embankment; to stop |
| 胝 | zhī | corn, callus |
| 砥 | dǐ | whetstone; to polish |
| 柢 | dǐ | root, base |
| 牴 | dǐ | to butt, to gore; to resist |
| 诋 | dǐ | to slander; to condem, to reproach |
| 羝 | dī | ram, he-goat |
| 骶 | dǐ | coccyx, sacrum |
| 祗 | zhī | to revere, to respect, to look up to |
Words containing 抵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不抵抗主义 | bù dǐ kàng zhǔ yì | policy of nonresistance |
| 抵用金 | dǐ yòng jīn | store credit (credit to be spent at a specified retailer) |
| 收支相抵 | shōu zhī xiāng dǐ | to break even; balance between income and expenditure |
| 大抵 | dà dǐ | generally speaking; by and large; for the most part |
| 以身抵债 | yǐ shēn dǐ zhài | forced labor to repay a debt |
| 安抵 | ān dǐ | to arrive safely |
| 相抵 | xiāng dǐ | to balance up; to offset; to counterbalance |
| 抵抗力 | dǐ kàng lì | resistance; immunity |
| 抵足而卧 | dǐ zú ér wò | see 抵足而眠[di3 zu2 er2 mian2] |
| 抵用 | dǐ yòng | to exchange for (sth of equal value or utility); to use in lieu; to redeem (a coupon etc);… |
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì | to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal |
| 角抵 | jué dǐ | wrestling; to wrestle |
| 抵达 | dǐ dá | to arrive; to reach (a destination) |
| 抵华 | dǐ Huá | to arrive in China |
| 抵足而眠 | dǐ zú ér mián | lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship |
| 抵用券 | dǐ yòng quàn | coupon; voucher |
| 抵罪 | dǐ zuì | to be punished for a crime |
| 抵补 | dǐ bǔ | to compensate for; to make good |
| 抵消 | dǐ xiāo | to counteract; to cancel out; to offset |
| 抵住 | dǐ zhù | to resist; to press against; to brace |