TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字
抗
抗 ＝ 扌 ＋ 亢
ㄎㄤˋ · kàng
verb — to resist, withstand; to defy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
亢聲kàng — gives the sounda standing figure, neck held high
The hand (扌) pushes back against a force — to resist, to ward off. 亢 kàng carries the sound straight, neck-high and unbending. 抵抗、抗議、抗爭.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
風暴撲來，一隻手（扌）撐住，脖子（亢）一挺——抗住了。
The storm hits; a hand (扌) braces, the neck (亢) stiffens — and it holds.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)抵擋、抵抗— to ward off, resist
→對抗、抗爭— to confront, struggle against常用
⇒抗議— to protest
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
亢kàngthe bare high neck, before the hand reached in拒＝ ＋ 巨jùthe partner sense — to refuse, fend off