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Chinese symbol for “counteract”

抵消
dǐ xiāo
to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

The closest CC-CEDICT match for counteract is 抵消 (dǐ xiāo), defined as: to counteract; to cancel out; to offset.

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

抵 dǐ
to resist; to arrive; mortgage
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
消 xiāo
news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “counteract”

WordPinyinMeaning
中和zhōng héto neutralize; to counteract

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抵消.

WordPinyinMeaning
抵达 (抵達)dǐ dáto arrive; to reach (a destination)
抵制dǐ zhìto resist; to boycott
抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance
抵押dǐ yāto provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
抵御 (抵禦)dǐ yùto resist; to withstand
抵触 (抵觸)dǐ chùto conflict; to contradict
消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message
取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

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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