抗

kàng

to resist

to fight; to defy; anti-

hand (扌) + arrogance (亢) = resist and defy

亢 means 'high' or 'excessive pride' — raising yourself above others. A hand (扌) raised in defiance captures the physical act of pushing back.

扌+亢→抗
亢HighSemantic
扌HandSemantic

这种药能抗病毒,效果很好。

zhè zhǒng yào néng kàng bìngdú, xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.

This medicine can fight viruses; the effect is very good.

小国很难抗大国的军事压力。

xiǎo guó hěn nán kàng dà guó de jūnshì yālì.

A small country finds it very hard to resist the military pressure of a large country.

Words with 抗

抗日战争

kàng rì zhàn zhēng

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

抗战

kàng zhàn

war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)

抗震

kàng zhèn

anti-seismic measures

违抗

wéi kàng

to disobey

阻抗

zǔ kàng

(electrical) impedance

阻抗匹配

zǔ kàng pǐ pèi

impedance matching

阻抗变换器

zǔ kàng biàn huàn qì

impedance converter

电抗

diàn kàng

reactance

电抗器

diàn kàng qì

inductor

不可抗力

bù kě kàng lì

force majeure; act of God

不可抗拒

bù kě kàng jù

act of God

不抵抗主义

bù dǐ kàng zhǔ yì

policy of nonresistance

More characters with 扌

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