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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 敌手.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敌人 (敵人) | dí rén | enemy; 个 (gè) |
| 无敌 (無敵) | wú dí | unequalled; without rival |
| 敌对 (敵對) | dí duì | hostile; enemy (factions) |
| 敌军 (敵軍) | dí jūn | enemy troops; hostile forces |
| 敌方 (敵方) | dí fāng | enemy |
| 敌意 (敵意) | dí yì | enmity; hostility |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; 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.