抵

dǐ
#1,117 most
frequent character
to press against, to support

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

抵 shows a hand 扌 with 氐 dǐ, which means 'to strike with a mallet' and also marks the sound. It began as striking with a mallet, then grew to 'resist,' 'balance,' 'mortgage,' 'compensate,' and 'arrive at.'

Drawn as: hand with mallet

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Homophones

HSK 4
底dǐ
background, bottom, base

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