Origin

The character 抵 combines a hand component on the left, which shows this kanji involves something done by hand, with the sound component 氐 on the right, which hints at the pronunciation. The hand element suggests a physical action, while the sound component provides the rough pronunciation guide. Together, the character came to mean actions performed by hand like resisting, pushing against something, or touching — all things hands do when they come into contact with an object or obstacle.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).