抵

See also: 扺 and 牴

Translingual

Han character

抵 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手竹心一 (QHPM) or 手竹女戈 (QHVI), four-corner 5204₀, composition ⿰扌氐)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 423, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11921
• Dae Jaweon: page 771, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1855, character 8
• Unihan data for U+62B5

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Chinese

trad.		抵
simp. #		抵

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (氐) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
低	*tiːl
氐	*tiːl, *til
袛	*tiːl
羝	*tiːl
眡	*tiːl, *djilʔ
岻	*tiːl, *dil
奃	*tiːl
趆	*tiːl, *tiːls
柢	*tiːl, *tiːlʔ, *tiːls
邸	*tiːlʔ
底	*tiːlʔ
詆	*tiːlʔ, *diːl
坻	*tiːlʔ, *tjelʔ, *dil
抵	*tiːlʔ
牴	*tiːlʔ
觝	*tiːlʔ
弤	*tiːlʔ
軧	*tiːlʔ
骶	*tiːls
砥	*tjelʔ, *tjil, *tjilʔ, *tjils
胝	*til
疷	*til
秪	*til
泜	*dil
蚳	*dil
彽	*dil
阺	*dil
貾	*dil
祗	*tjil
厎	*tjilʔ, *tjɯʔ
茋	*tjilʔ
鴟	*tʰjil
汦	*kjeʔ, *tjil

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tiːlʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 氐 (OC *tiːl, *til).

Etymology

Possibly related to 擠 (OC *ʔsliːl, *ʔsliːls, “to push; to squeeze”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 抵

1. to prop up; to support
2. to resist
3. to oppose; to conflict; to offend
4. to be equal; to be equivalent
5. to offset; to balance
6. to make up for; to compensate
7. to arrive; to reach
8. (Cantonese) being a great bargain or deal; worth every penny; worthwhile

   呢間鋪頭做緊大特價，乜都好抵啊。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢间铺头做紧大特价，乜都好抵啊。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei¹ gaan¹ pou³ tau^4-2 zou⁶ gan² daai⁶ dak⁶ gaa³, mat¹ dou¹ hou² dai² aa³. [Jyutping]

   This shop is having a big sale. Everything is a great deal.

   • w:zh:陳百強\陳百強真係嚟咗呀？嘩，今晚抵睇囉。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     w:zh:陈百强\陈百强真系嚟咗呀？哗，今晚抵睇啰。 [Cantonese, simp.]

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     w:zh:can⁴ baak³ goeng⁶ \can⁴ baak³ koeng⁴ zan¹ hai⁶ lei⁴ zo² aa³? waa³, gam¹ maan⁵ dai² tai² lo³. [Jyutping]

     Has Danny Chan truly come? Wow, tonight truly is worthwhile.

9. (Cantonese) to deserve

   抵你死！ [Cantonese]  ―  dai² nei⁵ sei²! [Jyutping]  ―  Serves you right!

   抵你畀人鬧。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   抵你畀人闹。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   dai² nei⁵ bei² jan⁴ naau⁶. [Jyutping]

   You deserved to be scolded by people.

   好抵惜 [Cantonese]  ―  hou² dai² sek³ [Jyutping]  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• (being a great bargain):

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• 上算 (shàngsuàn)
• 優惠／优惠 (yōuhuì)
• 划算 (huásuàn)
• 化算 (faa³ syun³) (Cantonese)
• 合摟兒／合搂儿 (hélòur) (Beijing Mandarin)
• 合盤／合盘 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 合算 (hésuàn)
• 實惠／实惠 (shíhuì)
• 會值得／会值得 (Hokkien)
• 會行得／会行得 (Hokkien)
• 有盤／有盘 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 盤／盘 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 盤頭／盘头 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 經濟／经济 (jīngjì)

 

Compounds

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Japanese

Kanji

抵

(Jōyō kanji)

1. resist
2. reach
3. touch

Readings

• Go-on: たい (tai)
• Kan-on: てい (tei, Jōyō)

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Korean

Hanja

抵 • (jeo, ji) (hangeul 저, 지)

1. stop up
2. counteract

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 抵 (để, dề)

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