Chinese Character 抵 Meanings and components.

Form

抵

Meaning

抵 meaning[3] in English

To Press Against.

To Support.

To Prop Up.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 抵 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'hand' radical in … (扌) , and name of an … (氐)

Its radical[1] is: 手 (shou3) which means: Hand, (Formal) To Hold, Person Engaged In Certain Types Of Work, Person Skilled In Certain Types Of Work, Personal(Ly), Convenient, Classifier For Skill, Cl:雙|双[Shuang1],隻|只[Zhi1], .手shou3hand

In cangjie it is written with QHVI

How to write 抵

To write抵di3to press … you should write a combination of 扌shou5'hand' radical … , 氐di1name of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

扌 + 氐 = 抵

抵 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 抵 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 抵, looks as follow:

抵
Pinyin:di3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Press Against . To Support . To Prop Up . To Resist . To Equal . To Balance . To Make Up For . To Mortgage . To Arrive At . To Clap (One'S Hands) Lightly (Expressing Delight) (Taiwan Pr. [Zhi3] For This Sense)
扌
Pinyin:shou5
Meaning[3]: 'Hand' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 64), Occurring In 提, 把, 打 Etc
氐
Pinyin:di1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Name Of An Ancient Tribe
氏
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: Clan Name . Maiden Name
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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