Chinese symbol for “resist”
反抗
fǎn kàng
to resist; to rebel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for resist is 反抗 (fǎn kàng), defined as: to resist; to rebel.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “resist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抵制 | dǐ zhì | to resist; to boycott |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | to resist; resistance |
| 抗 | kàng | to resist; to fight |
| 抗争 (抗爭) | kàng zhēng | to resist; to make a stand and fight (against) |
| 挡 (擋) | dǎng | to resist; to obstruct |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 反抗.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反对 (反對) | fǎn duì | to oppose; to be against; to object to |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
| 违反 (違反) | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary; instead |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite; contrary |
| 抗议 (抗議) | kàng yì | to protest; protest |
| 对抗 (對抗) | duì kàng | to withstand; to resist |
See also: Japanese symbol for “resist”.
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.