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The character "抵" is structured with the hand radical 扌 on the left and the component 氐 on the right, the latter functioning as a phonetic element that concurrently suggests connotations of a base or foundation. Etymologically, it initially conveyed meanings involving physical pressure or manipulation by hand, such as to push against or to press. Over centuries, its semantic scope broadened to encompass the idea of reaching a destination, as in to arrive, and further extended into metaphorical realms including to compensate or offset, as in settling debts, and to resist or withstand various forces, demonstrating an evolution from concrete manual actions to more abstract and figurative applications.
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我们下午抵达机场。
他们抵抗敌人的进攻。
这些费用抵消了利润。
他用房子抵押贷款。
他的意见抵触了政策。
我们无法抵挡这种诱惑。
他试图抵赖所有的指控。
他用劳动抵偿了债务。