抗 (kong3 | kang4) : resist; combat; defy

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抗

kong3

kang4

[1] resist; combat; fight
[2] defy; refuse; reject

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

抗

This word has been viewed 8419 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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抵抗 dai2 kong3 di3 kang4 = to resist; resistance

對抗 deoi3 kong3 dui4 kang4 = to antagonize; to resist

反抗 faan2 kong3 fan3 kang4 = to revolt; to resist; to react; to rebel

抗戰 kong3 zin3 kang4 zhan4 = war of resistance

抗爭 kong3 zang1 kang4 zheng1 = make a stand and fight (against)

抗議 kong3 ji5 kang4 yi4 = protest

抗衡 kong3 hang4 kang4 heng2 = contend against

抗辯 kong3 bin6 = contradict; counterplea; demur; demurrer; plea

抗日 kong3 jat6 = to oppose Japan

抗生素 kong3 saang1 sou3 kang4 sheng1 su4 = antibiotics; antibiotic
See all 40 compounds (CantoDict reports 41 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 抗
Unicode code for this character: U+6297 (off-site link)

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