抗 (kàng) — to resist, to oppose, to fight against (bound form used in compounds)
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'to resist, fight against.' It only appears inside compounds (抗战, 抗议, 抗争) — never as a stand-alone verb.
bound form
to resistto opposeto fight against (bound form used in compounds)
Examples
- 抗。Zhōng guó rén mín jìn xíng le cháng qī de kàng rì zhàn zhēng.The Chinese people waged a long war of resistance against Japan.
- 。Xué shēng men zài guǎng chǎng shàng kàng yì zhèng fǔ de jué cè.The students are protesting the government's decision in the square.
- 。Tā yì shēng dōu zài wèi zhèng yì ér kàng zhēng.He spent his whole life struggling for justice.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
亢
亢kàng抗kàng
Same sound today
抗 is made from 扌, a written form of 手 (hand), and 亢, which gives the sound.
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