kàng

to resist

to fight; to defy; anti-

hand (扌) + arrogance (亢) = resist and defy

亢 means 'high' or 'excessive pride' — raising yourself above others. A hand (扌) raised in defiance captures the physical act of pushing back.

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这种药能病毒,效果很好。

zhè zhǒng yào néng kàng bìngdú, xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.

This medicine can fight viruses; the effect is very good.

小国很难大国的军事压力。

xiǎo guó hěn nán kàng dà guó de jūnshì yālì.

A small country finds it very hard to resist the military pressure of a large country.

Words with 抗

违抗

wéi kàng

to disobey

阻抗

zǔ kàng

(electrical) impedance

阻抗匹配

zǔ kàng pǐ pèi

impedance matching

阻抗变换器

zǔ kàng biàn huàn qì

impedance converter

电抗

diàn kàng

reactance

电抗器

diàn kàng qì

inductor

不可抗力

bù kě kàng lì

force majeure; act of God

不可抗拒

bù kě kàng jù

act of God

不抵抗主义

bù dǐ kàng zhǔ yì

policy of nonresistance

静坐抗议

jìng zuò kàng yì

sit-in protest

静坐抗议示威

jìng zuò kàng yì shì wēi

sit-in protest demonstration

中和抗体

zhōng hé kàng tǐ

(immunology) neutralizing antibody

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