反抗
fǎnkàng · HSK 6
resist
✊ 反 = reverse/oppose + 抗 = resist; together: push back against
反 means flip or oppose; 抗 means resist or withstand (same 抗 as in 抗议 protest). Stacking opposition + resistance gives 反抗 — to revolt or push back against authority.
反 — hand 又 under cliff 厂
Originally a pictograph of a hand (又) turning something over against a cliff or slope (厂), depicting the action of flipping or reversing. From this came the core meaning 'to turn over,' which extended to 'opposite,' 'contrary,' and 'rebel against.' The character is purely semantic, with no phonetic component.