抵

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See also: 扺 and 牴
抵 U+62B5, 抵
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62B5
← 抴
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 抶 →

Translingual

Han character

抵 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手竹心一 (QHPM) or 手竹女戈 (QHVI), four-corner 52040, composition ⿰扌氐)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 423, character 12
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11921
  • Dae Jaweon: page 771, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1855, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+62B5

Chinese

trad. 抵
simp. # 抵

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (氐) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
低 *tiːl
氐 *tiːl, *til
袛 *tiːl
羝 *tiːl
眡 *tiːl, *djilʔ
岻 *tiːl, *dil
奃 *tiːl
趆 *tiːl, *tiːls
柢 *tiːl, *tiːlʔ, *tiːls
邸 *tiːlʔ
底 *tiːlʔ
詆 *tiːlʔ, *diːl
坻 *tiːlʔ, *tjelʔ, *dil
抵 *tiːlʔ
牴 *tiːlʔ
觝 *tiːlʔ
弤 *tiːlʔ
軧 *tiːlʔ
骶 *tiːls
砥 *tjelʔ, *tjil, *tjilʔ, *tjils
胝 *til
疷 *til
秪 *til
泜 *dil
蚳 *dil
彽 *dil
阺 *dil
貾 *dil
祗 *tjil
厎 *tjilʔ, *tjɯʔ
茋 *tjilʔ
鴟 *tʰjil
汦 *kjeʔ, *tjil

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tiːlʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 氐 (OC *tiːl, *til).

Etymology

Possibly related to 擠 (OC *ʔsliːl, *ʔsliːls, “to push; to squeeze”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • Southern Sixian:
    • dí - literary;
    • dái - vernacular.
  • Meixian:
    • di3 - literary;
    • dai3 - vernacular.
Note:
  • dǎi - vernacular;
  • dǐ - literary.
Note:
  • dā̤ - vernacular;
  • dī - literary.
Note:
  • tí - vernacular;
  • té - literary.
Note:
  • doi2/doin2 - vernacular;
  • di2 - literary.
Rime
Character 抵
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 端 (5)
Final (韻) 齊 (39)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) IV
Fanqie 都禮切
Baxter tejX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/teiX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/teiX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/tɛiX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/tɛjX/
Li
Rong 		/teiX/
Wang
Li 		/tieiX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/tieiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		dǐ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		dai2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 抵
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		dǐ
Middle
Chinese 		‹ tejX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*tˁijʔ/
English push away

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 抵
Reading # 1/1
No. 2247
Phonetic
component 		氐
Rime
group 		脂
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		邸
Old
Chinese 		/*tiːlʔ/

Definitions

抵

  1. to prop up; to support
  2. to resist
  3. to oppose; to conflict; to offend
  4. to be equal; to be equivalent
  5. to offset; to balance
  6. to make up for; to compensate
  7. to arrive; to reach
  8. (Cantonese) being a great bargain or deal; worth every penny; worthwhile
    唔抵買／唔抵买 [Cantonese]  ―  m4 dai2 maai5   ―  not worth buying
    呢個抵啲／呢个抵啲 [Cantonese]  ―  ni1 go3 dai2 di1   ―  this one is a better deal
    呢間鋪頭做緊大特價，乜都好抵啊。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    呢间铺头做紧大特价，乜都好抵啊。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei1 gaan1 pou3 tau4-2 zou6 gan2 daai6 dak6 gaa3, mat1 dou1 hou2 dai2 aa3.
    This shop is having a big sale. Everything is a great deal.
  9. (Cantonese) to deserve
    抵你死！ [Cantonese]  ―  dai2 nei5 sei2!   ―  Serves you right!
    抵你畀人鬧。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    抵你畀人闹。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    dai2 nei5 bei2 jan4 naau6.
    You deserved to be scolded by people.
    好抵惜 [Cantonese]  ―  hou2 dai2 sek3   ―  so adorable (literally, “deserving of being cherished”)

Synonyms

  • (being a great bargain):

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

抵

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

  1. resist
  2. reach
  3. touch

Readings

Korean

Hanja

抵 • (jeo, ji) (hangeul 저, 지)

  1. stop up
  2. counteract

Vietnamese

Han character

抵: Hán Nôm readings: để, đề

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