抗

抗 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手卜竹弓 (QYHN), four-corner 5001₇, composition ⿰扌亢)

1. resist, oppose, defy, reject

• KangXi: page 422, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11889
• Dae Jaweon: page 769, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1843, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6297

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kʰaːŋs, *ɡaːŋ) : semantic 扌 + phonetic 亢 (OC *kaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs).

抗

1. to resist, to oppose

   抗日戰爭／抗日战争  ―  kàngrì zhànzhēng  ―  "War of Resistance Against Japan" (the Second Sino-Japanese War)

   • 關公曰：「汝怎敢抗吾？」禁曰：「上命差遣，身不由己。望君侯憐憫，誓以死報。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     关公曰：“汝怎敢抗吾？”禁曰：“上命差遣，身不由己。望君侯怜悯，誓以死报。” [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Guāngōng yuē: “Rǔ zěn gǎn kàng wú?” Jìn yuē: “Shàngmìng chāiqiǎn, shēnbùyóujǐ. Wàng jūnhóu liánmǐn, shì yǐ sǐ bào.” [Pinyin]

     Lord Guan said: "How dare you oppose me?" (Yu) Jin said: "We were ordered from above, (we did so) not on our own accord. We hope ye, milord, would have mercy. We swear we'll repay that with death."

2. (obsolete) to raise; to lift; to elevate; to hold high

   • 大侯既抗，弓矢斯張。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     大侯既抗，弓矢斯张。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dàhóu jìkàng, gōngshǐ sīzhāng. [Pinyin]

     The great target is set up;
     The bows and arrows are made ready for the shooting.

   • 卑溼、重遲、貪利，則抗之以高志。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     卑湿、重迟、贪利，则抗之以高志。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Bēishī, zhòngchí, tānlì, zé kàng zhī yǐ gāozhì. [Pinyin]

     The self-deprecating people, the encumbered and sluggish, and the pettily covetous ones — we elevate them with a high spirit.

   • 寧與騏驥亢軛乎？將隨駑馬之跡乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     宁与骐骥亢轭乎？将随驽马之迹乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Nìng yǔ qíjì kàng'è hū? Jiāng suí númǎ zhījì hū? [Pinyin]

     Shall I rather hold myself aloft in the yoke of Pegasus, or waste away after the tracks of a Rocinante?

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. fight against
2. meet head on
3. contravene
4. to disagree with

• Go-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}; ごう (gō)^{←がう (gau, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō, Jōyō)^{←かう (kau, historical)}
• Kun: あらがう (aragau, 抗う); ふせぐ (fusegu, 抗ぐ)

From Middle Chinese 抗 (MC ɦɑŋ).

Wikisource 抗 (eumhun 막을 항 (mageul hang))

1. Hanja form^? of 항 (“fight against”).

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

抗: Hán Nôm readings: kháng

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