Memory phrase for the character: 抵

抵

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Meaning to press against, to prop up, to resist, balance

Pronunciation

dǐ

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: foundation 氐 (family 氏 is at the "bottom" _ sitting on the floor) [Family 氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with "Plus +" as multiplier makes a family.]

Mnemonic

A hand pushing against the 'floor', when propping up (= pressing against).

Radicals

扌	hand
氏	clan	Variant of hill 丘. Clan families often had their estates on the top of hills. This developed into the family name.

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Vocabulary

抵抗	dǐ kàng	to resist; resistance
抵制	dǐ zhì	to resist; to boycott; to refuse (to cooperate); to reject; resistance; refusal
抵御	dǐ yù	to resist; to withstand
抵押	dǐ yā	mortgage
抵挡	dǐ dǎng	to resist; to hold back; to stop; to ward off; to withstand
抵挡	dǐ dǎng

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