The boat is going against the current.
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逆
nì
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
nì · jik6 (Jyutping)
- contrary
- opposite
- backwards
- to go against
- to oppose
- to betray
- to rebel
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Character breakdown
逆
- Meaning
- disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
- Radical
- 辶
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿺辶屰
- Cangjie
- YTU
- Four-corner
- 3830.4
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.
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