Chinese symbol for “plea”
抗辩
kàng biàn
Traditional: 抗辯
to counter accusations; to protest; to remonstrate; to retort
The closest CC-CEDICT match for plea is 抗辩 (kàng biàn), defined as: to counter accusations; to protest; to remonstrate; to retort; to plead; to demur.
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 “plea”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 抗辩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抗议 (抗議) | kàng yì | to protest; protest |
| 对抗 (對抗) | duì kàng | to withstand; to resist |
| 反抗 | fǎn kàng | to resist; to rebel |
| 抗日 | kàng Rì | to resist Japan (esp. during WW2); anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities) |
| 抗战 (抗戰) | kàng zhàn | war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | to resist; resistance |
| 辩论 (辯論) | biàn lùn | debate; argument |
| 辩护 (辯護) | biàn hù | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “plea”.
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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