反抗 (fǎnkàng) · to resist

反抗 (fǎnkàng) means “to resist; to fight back”. It is written with 2 characters: 反 (reverse) + 抗 (to defy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 反抗 is built

What 反 is made of

Origin hint: A hand 又 held up against a cliff 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 抗 is made of

扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
亢kàng — high
- 亠tóu — lid
  - 丶 — dot
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乙yǐ — second

历史上农民多次反抗不公平的制度。Lìshǐ shàng nóngmín duōcì fǎnkàng bù gōngpíng de zhìdù.In history, farmers often resisted unfair systems.

小猫被抱起来时拼命反抗。Xiǎomāo bèi bàoqǐlái shí pīnmìng fǎnkàng.The kitten struggled hard when it was picked up.

What does 反抗 mean?

反抗 (fǎnkàng) means “to resist; to fight back”.

How do you pronounce 反抗?

反抗 is pronounced fǎnkàng.

Which HSK level is 反抗?

反抗 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 反抗 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.