Definitions
to butt; resist
Etymology
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The character 觝 is a phono-semantic compound meaning to butt, resist, or push with horns. Its structure combines the horn radical 角 on the left, indicating the semantic field of horns or forceful contact, with the phonetic component 氐 (dǐ) on the right, providing the pronunciation. Historically, its meaning expanded from the literal act of animals butting heads to encompass abstract resistance or opposition. It serves as a variant of both 抵 (dǐ), which uses the hand radical to express a similar sense of pushing or withstanding, and 牴, which shares the identical meaning and pronunciation but features the cow radical on the left.