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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “antagonism”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敌视 (敵視) | dí shì | hostile; malevolence |
| 敌对性 (敵對性) | dí duì xìng | hostility; antagonism; adversarial; hostile |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 对抗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对于 (對於) | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 绝对 (絕對) | jué duì | absolute; unconditional |
| 针对 (針對) | zhēn duì | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to |
| 面对 (面對) | miàn duì | to face; to confront |
| 相对 (相對) | xiāng duì | relatively; opposite |
| 抗议 (抗議) | kàng yì | to protest; protest |
| 反抗 | fǎn kàng | to 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.
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