enemy / to be a match for / to rival / to resist / to withstand

= + : 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).

敵 character breakdown

variant of 攴[pu1]

= 𠂉 + : 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).
stem / foot / base / root

= + + : Dorothy Gale (di) bought a cloister (古) and wants to set it up in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The package contained a vase (立), a stem (啇) and a manual showing how to combine the two items to get the cloister (a map 冂 in a metaphorical sense), but Dorothy has no idea how to set up her cloister.

Characters with 敵 as component

敵 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 敵

enmity / hostility
enmity; hostility
hostile / enemy (factions) / combative
opponent / substantial adversary / worthy match / antagonist / in the enemy's hands
(military) the enemy's rear / behind enemy lines
the enemy and us
the situation of the enemy positions / intelligence about the enemy
dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide (loanword) / also called dimethyl dichloro-vinyl phosphate DDVP
the enemy general
hatred felt toward one's enemies
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy / Either you are for us or against us.
rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)
Decis (insecticide brand)
enemy (agents) / (class) enemy
enemy agents in our midst / reds under the beds

Sentences with 敵

敵 currently does not appear in any sentence.