敌

敌
敵
dí = di + Ø2
enemy / to be a match for / to rival / to resist / to withstand
敌 = 攵 + 舌 : Dorothy Gale (di) is fighting her enemy (敌), the Wicked Witch of the West, by attacking her with a sledgehammer (攵) while threatening her with her tongue (舌) stuck out just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2).

敌 character breakdown

攵
pu̅ = pu + Ø1
variant of 攴[pu1]
攵 = 𠂉 + 乂 : Mnemonic symbol: the epitome of rapping and tapping is a sledge hammer. Petra pinguin (pu) forgot her key (𠂉) and know she's locked out of the space station (Ø1). At first she tries to open the lock with pliers (乂), but in the end she has no choice but to use the sledge hammer (攵).
舌
ji̅ = ji + Ø1
used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
舌
shé = sh + e2
tongue
舌 = 千 + 口 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) used a kilogram (千) to crush mandarins (口) on the elevator's kitchen (e2) counter. He's licking up the juice with his tongue (舌).

Characters with 敌 as component

敌 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 敌

强
強
敌
敵
powerful enemy
寡
寡
不
不
敌
敵
众
眾
the few are no match for the many / heavily outnumbered / facing impossible odds (idiom)
对
對
敌
敵
to confront / to face the enemy
政
政
敌
敵
political opponent
政
政
敌
敵
political enemy / opponent
投
投
敌
敵
to go over to the enemy / to defect
应
應
敌
敵
to face the enemy / to meet an attack
抗
抗
敌
敵
to resist the enemy
敌
敵
探
探
enemy spy
富
富
可
可
敌
敵
国
國
having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom) / extremely wealthy
敌
敵
地
地
enemy territory
敌
敵
基
基
督
督
Antichrist
敌
敵
害
害
pest / vermin / animal that is harmful to crops or to another species / enemy / predator
敌
敵
将
將
the enemy general
敌
敵
对
對
性
性
hostile / hostility
敌
敵
忾
愾
hatred felt toward one's enemies
敌
敵
我
我
矛
矛
盾
盾
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy / Either you are for us or against us.
对
對
敌
敵
者
者
rival
怨
怨
敌
敵
enemy / foe
怀
懷
敌
敵
意
意
hostile

Sentences with 敌

敌 currently does not appear in any sentence.