逆

逆 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 卜廿山 (YTU), four-corner 3830₄, composition ⿺辶屰)

• 磀 縌(𰬳) 𠸺 𡏤 𥉥 𦞮 𦗄 𫏮 𫒼 𩺝(𬶪) 𪄧

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1256, character 30
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38849
• Dae Jaweon: page 1741, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3833, character 2
• Unihan data for U+9006

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋraɡ): semantic 辶 (“movement”) + phonetic 屰 (OC *ŋraɡ, “go against”) – going in the opposite direction, contrary, disobedient.

Also originally written 屰, see there for more.

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋra-k/ŋ (“to meet; to encounter”). Cognate with 迎 (OC *ŋaŋ, *ŋraŋs, “to receive, to welcome; to face, to go against”) and 額 (OC *ŋɡraːɡ, “forehead”).

逆

1. (literary) to greet; to meet; to welcome

   • 大夫逆於竟者，執其手而與之言，道逆者，自車揖之，逆於門者，頷之而已。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     大夫逆于竟者，执其手而与之言，道逆者，自车揖之，逆于门者，颔之而已。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dàfū nì yú jìng zhě, zhí qí shǒu ér yǔ zhī yán, dào nì zhě, zì chē yī zhī, nì yú mén zhě, hàn zhī ér yǐ. [Pinyin]

     Of the great officers who met him at the borders, he took the hands, and spoke with them. To those who met him [afterwards] on the road, he bowed, [saluting them with his hands]. To those [who were waiting] at the gate, he only nodded.

2. (literary) to meet the enemy head-on

   • 故用兵之法，高陵勿向，背丘勿逆。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Art of War, circa 5^th century BCE

     Gù yòngbīng zhī fǎ, gāolíng wù xiàng, bèi qiū wù nì. [Pinyin]

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   • 公不聽，興師伐魯，造於長勺，魯莊公興師逆之，大敗之。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     公不听，兴师伐鲁，造于长勺，鲁庄公兴师逆之，大败之。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Guanzi, 5^th century BCE to 220 CE

     Gōng bù tīng, xīngshī fá Lǔ, zào yú Chángsháo, Lǔ Zhuāng Gōng xīngshī nì zhī, dàbài zhī. [Pinyin]

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3. (literary) to accept

   • 爾尚敬逆天命，以奉我一人。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     尔尚敬逆天命，以奉我一人。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Ěr shàng jìng nì tiānmìng, yǐ fèng wǒ yī rén. [Pinyin]

     Do you (deal with them so as to) accord with the mind of Heaven, and thus serve me, the One man.

4. opposite

   逆風／逆风  ―  nìfēng  ―  headwind

   逆行  ―  nìxíng  ―  to go against the traffic

5. to go against; to disobey

   逆流  ―  nìliú  ―  to go against the current

   忠言逆耳  ―  zhōngyánnì'ěr  ―  good advice isn’t easy on the ear

   我唔敢逆佢意。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   ngo⁵ m⁴ gam² jik⁶ keoi⁵ ji³. [Jyutping]

   I dare not go against he wishes.

6. to resist; to reject
7. to rebel; to betray
8. adverse; unfavourable

   逆境  ―  nìjìng  ―  adverse situations

9. rebel; traitor
10. in advance

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逆

1. (Hokkien, Teochew) to oppose; to go against
2. (Xiamen Hokkien) unable to be harmonious
3. (Hokkien) to be stuck in (something)
4. (Hokkien) to impede; to hinder
5. (Teochew) to quit (something bad)

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. reverse, opposite, upside-down
2. opposition, rebellion

• Go-on: ぎゃく (gyaku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: げき (geki)
• Kun: さか (saka, 逆, Jōyō)、さかう (sakau, 逆う)、さかさ (sakasa, 逆さ)、さかさま (sakasama, 逆さま)、さかしま (sakashima, 逆しま)、さかる (sakaru, 逆る)、さからう (sakarau, 逆らう, Jōyō)、むかたむ (mukatamu, 逆む)

From Middle Chinese 逆 (MC ngjaek).

• (Tokyo) ぎゃく [gyàkú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲa̠kɯ̟]

逆(ぎゃく) • (gyaku) -na (adnominal 逆(ぎゃく)な (gyaku na), adverbial 逆(ぎゃく)に (gyaku ni))

1. reverse; contrary; opposite

   位置(いち)が逆(ぎゃく)なことに気(き)づく

   ichi ga gyaku na koto ni kizuku

   to notice that the positions are switched

   すごすぎて逆(ぎゃく)に普通(ふつう)

   sugosugite gyaku ni futsū

   so extraordinary that it's actually not that interesting

   クソすぎて逆(ぎゃく)に見(み)たい

   kusosugite gyaku ni mitai

   so shitty that on the contrary, I do want to see

   逆(ぎゃく)に知(し)りたい

   gyaku ni shiritai

   honestly, I want to know too

2. (logic) converse

• 真(ま)逆(ぎゃく) (magyaku)
• 逆(ぎゃく)に (gyaku ni)

逆(ぎゃく) • (gyaku) 

1. reverse; contrary; opposite

   逆(ぎゃく)のアプローチ

   gyaku no apurōchi

   an opposite approach

2. (logic) converse

• (antonym(s) of “reverse”): 順(じゅん) (jun)
• (antonym(s) of “converse”): 裏(うら) (ura)

逆(ぎゃく) • (gyaku) 

1. reverse; contrary; opposite

   逆(ぎゃく)方(ほう)向(こう)

   gyakuhōkō

   opposite direction

逆 (eumhun 거스를 역 (geoseureul yeok))

1. hanja form^? of 역 (“reverse; contrary; opposite”)

• 반역 (反逆/叛逆, banyeok, “revolt, rebellion”)
• 역전 (逆轉, yeokjeon, “reversal; comeback”)
• 역풍 (逆風, yeokpung, “adverse wind, headwind”)

逆: Hán Nôm readings: nghịch, nghếch, nghệch, nghạch, ngược

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