抵(dǐ)

HSK 68 strokes

to press against

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Character information

Pinyin
dǐ
Meaning
to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand; to be equal to; to match; to balance; to offset; to mortgage; to make up for; to compensate for; to arrive at; to reach; to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3])
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 抵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌氐

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 氐 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu氐dī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 抵 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 抵

Common words using 抵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dǐ抵kàng抗
HSK 6

to resist

Open 抵抗 page →
dǐ抵dá达
HSK 6

to arrive

Open 抵达 page →
dǐ抵zhì制
HSK 7-9

to resist

Open 抵制 page →
dǐ抵yā押
HSK 7-9

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan

Open 抵押 page →
dǐ抵dǎng挡
HSK 7-9

to resist

Open 抵挡 page →
dǐ抵xiāo消
HSK 7-9

to counteract

Open 抵消 page →
dǐ抵yù御
HSK 7-9

to resist

Open 抵御 page →
dǐ抵chù触
HSK 7-9

to conflict

Open 抵触 page →

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抗达制押挡消御触

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