抗
kàng
#765 most
frequent character
to resist, to fight, to defy
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
抗 puts 扌 hand, the meaning part, with 亢 kàng, which gives the sound. It first meant to raise something up. From raising a hand against something came resist, defy, and anti-.
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