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Chinese symbol for “antagonist”

敌手
dí shǒu
Traditional: 敵手
opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antagonist is 敌手 (dí shǒu), defined as: opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands.

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

敌 dí
enemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist
radical 66 ⽁ · 10 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 敌手.

WordPinyinMeaning
敌人 (敵人)dí rénenemy; 个 (gè)
无敌 (無敵)wú díunequalled; without rival
敌对 (敵對)dí duìhostile; enemy (factions)
敌军 (敵軍)dí jūnenemy troops; hostile forces
敌方 (敵方)dí fāngenemy
敌意 (敵意)dí yìenmity; hostility
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “antagonist”.

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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