啎

It marks resistance or conflict. In classical Chinese, the verb describes going against another person's will or coming into conflict; “go against” is a safe short gloss when the sentence stands alone.

The earliest dictionary record for 啎 is in the Eastern Han dictionary Shuowen Jiezi. It glosses the character as 逆, “go against,” and analyzes the form as 午 plus 吾, with 吾 supplying the sound.

Can 啎 also mean “meet”?

Yes: older dictionaries also give “meet” or “encounter.” A line in Chuci, a collection of classical Chinese poetry, is 重華不可啎兮; there 啎 means that the person named in the verse cannot be met.

Read the surrounding sentence before choosing: in a passage about resistance or conflict, “oppose” fits; in this poem quotation, “meet” does.

Should I use 啎 in a message?

Only if you intend an old-fashioned or classical tone. In a modern message, 啎 has a dictionary-like register; without context, a reader may wonder whether it is a typo or a quotation fragment.

A familiar modern word is clearer in an ordinary sentence. Keep 啎 when discussing its history or quoting a classical text.