Dong Chinese dictionary

kàng

resist

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

亢 Sound component

kàng

high

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kàng

resist, oppose, defy, reject; to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-

Most common words with 抗

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