Chinese symbol for “disobey”
违抗
wéi kàng
Traditional: 違抗
to disobey
The closest CC-CEDICT match for disobey is 违抗 (wéi kàng), defined as: to disobey.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “disobey”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 违逆 (違逆) | wéi nì | to disobey; to defy an edict |
| 违令 (違令) | wéi lìng | to disobey; to go against orders |
| 违拗 (違拗) | wéi ào | to disobey; to defy; to deliberately go against (a rule, a convention, sb's wishes etc) |
| 抗命 | kàng mìng | against orders; to disobey |
| 不听命 (不聽命) | bù tīng mìng | to disobey |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 违抗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 违法 (違法) | wéi fǎ | illegal; to break the law |
| 违反 (違反) | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 违背 (違背) | wéi bèi | to go against; to be contrary to |
| 违规 (違規) | wéi guī | to violate the rules |
| 违纪 (違紀) | wéi jì | lack of discipline; to break a rule |
| 违约 (違約) | wéi yuē | to break a promise; to violate an agreement |
| 抗议 (抗議) | kàng yì | to protest; protest |
| 对抗 (對抗) | duì kàng | to withstand; to resist |
See also: Japanese symbol for “disobey”.
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.