抵 means “resist, reach, touch”

てい · tei

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

テイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 8 strokes

The story

A hand (扌) braced against the base (氐) of something: pushing back from the ground up. 抵抗 is resistance, 大抵 is mostly or usually, and 法に抵触する is to run afoul of the law.

Used in 抵抗 (teikou, resistance), 大抵 (taitei, usually/mostly), and 抵当 (teitou, mortgage/collateral)

More from Block & Refuse

• 阻 obstruct
• 妨 hinder
• 遮 block
• 罷 dismiss
• 斥 repel
• 塞 block
• 抗 oppose
• 廃 abolish
• 障 obstacle
• 避 avoid
• 撤 withdraw
• 抑 suppress

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.