逆

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contrary; opposite; backwards; to go against; to oppose; to betray; to rebel

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A disobedient 屰 person 辶; 屰 also provides the pronunciation

Components 辶屰

go against · Heisig RSH #1939

mountain goat + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大逆不道	dà nì bù dào	disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the …
逆反心理	nì fǎn xīn lǐ	reverse psychology
不可逆转	bù kě nì zhuǎn	irreversible
逆流而上	nì liú ér shàng	to sail against the current; (fig.) to go against the flow
逆生长	nì shēng zhǎng	to seem to grow younger; to regain one's youthful looks
不可逆	bù kě nì	irreversible
可逆性	kě nì xìng	reversibility
逆耳之言	nì ěr zhī yán	speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths; home truths (that one does not want …
逆定理	nì dìng lǐ	converse theorem (math.)
逆变器	nì biàn qì	(electronics) inverter
逆回音	nì huí yīn	inverted turn (ornament in music)
学如逆水行舟，不进则退	xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì	study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
逆转录病毒	nì zhuǎn lù bìng dú	reverse transcription virus; retrovirus
逆反应	nì fǎn yìng	reverse reaction; counterreaction; inverse response
逆向工程	nì xiàng gōng chéng	reverse engineering
莫逆之交	mò nì zhī jiāo	intimate friendship; bosom buddies
逆子	nì zǐ	unfilial son
赤道逆流	chì dào nì liú	equatorial counter current
水逆	shuǐ nì	(astrology) Mercury retrograde (abbr. for 水星逆行[shui3 xing1 ni4 xing2]); (coll.) to have a …
逆水	nì shuǐ	against the current; upstream