Memory phrase for the character: 抵

抵

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Meaning

resist, match, defy, oppose

Pronunciation

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Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: (Chinese only) floor, bottom 氐 (The family 氏 is sitting on the floor 一) [氏 = A distorted person 人 = 亻= 厂 together with a "plus +" as a multiplier results in a family.]

Mnemonic
 
A hand pushing against the floor gets a resistance.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
氐 at the groundNot as a kanji, but only used as a radical.
氏 FamilyCan be seen as one person 人, which is modified as: 厂 and a “plus +” as a multiplier, so that many persons form a family.




 Vocabulary

大抵 たいてい  usually, generally
抵抗 ていこう  electrical resistance, resistance, opposition

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