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Chinese symbol for “antagonism”

对抗
duì kàng
Traditional: 對抗
to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antagonism is 对抗 (duì kàng), defined as: to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

对 duì
correct, right; facing, opposed
radical 41 ⼨ · 5 strokes
抗 kàng
to defy, to fight, to resist
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “antagonism”

WordPinyinMeaning
敌视 (敵視)dí shìhostile; malevolence
敌对性 (敵對性)dí duì xìnghostility; antagonism; adversarial; hostile

Related words

Other words that share a character with 对抗.

WordPinyinMeaning
对于 (對於)duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
反对 (反對)fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to
绝对 (絕對)jué duìabsolute; unconditional
针对 (針對)zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
面对 (面對)miàn duìto face; to confront
相对 (相對)xiāng duìrelatively; opposite
抗议 (抗議)kàng yìto protest; protest
反抗fǎn kàngto resist; to rebel

See also: Japanese symbol for “antagonism”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.