逆(nì)

HSK 7-99 strokes

contrary

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Character information

Pinyin
nì
Meaning
contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 逆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿺辶屰

A disobedient 屰 person 辶; 屰 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

辶chuò屰nì

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 逆 step by step

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

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Words with 逆

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

pàn叛nì逆
HSK 7-9

to rebel; to revolt; a rebel

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kě可nì逆

reversible; (math.) invertible

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è呃nì逆

to hiccup; to belch

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wǔ忤nì逆

disobedient to parents

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bèi悖nì逆

contrary

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shuǐ水nì逆

(astrology) Mercury retrograde (abbr. for 水星逆行[shui3 xing1 ni4 xing2]); (coll.) to have…

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nì逆guāng光

backlighting; light coming from behind the subject (esp. in photography)

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nì逆shì势

to go against the trend

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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叛可呃忤悖水光势

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