The core meaning of the kanji 抵抵 is "to resist," "to oppose," "to reach," or "to arrive." It suggests a sense of confrontation, challenge, or coming into contact with something. It can also imply something approaching or arriving at a point.

・On-yomi (音読み): テイ ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ていする (teishuru - to resist, to oppose, to arrive at)

⚫︎抵抗（ていこう） Translation: Resistance ⚫︎対抗（たいこう） Translation: Opposition; rivalry; to compete; to contend ⚫︎抵当（ていとう） Translation: Mortgage

The kanji 抵抵 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is the radical of hand (手), and indicates action; the right side is the phonetic component 氐（テイ、tei), which represents the sound and hints at the meaning. Originally, it was related to reaching out with the hand to block or resist something. The hand radical, therefore, gives a clear indication about what to do, what position you may take with your hands, and how to use them. Over time, the meaning broadened to encompass notions of opposition and arrival.