压(yā)

HSK 36 strokesTrad. 壓
Readingsyāyà

to press

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Character information

Pinyin
yā / yà
Meaning
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
壓

Origin & structure

Where 压 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸厂⿰土丶

Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

厂chǎng土tǔ丶zhǔ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

Traditional form 壓: Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厭; 厭 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 压 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 压

Common words using 压 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yā压lì力
HSK 3

pressure

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yā压dǎo倒
HSK 7-9

to overwhelm

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yā压zhì制
HSK 7-9

to suppress

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yā压yì抑
HSK 7-9

to constrain or repress emotions

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dī低yā压

low pressure; low voltage

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zhàn占yā压

to tie up (funds or resources etc that could otherwise be used)

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piān偏yā压

biasing (electronics); bias voltage

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jiā加yā压

to pressurize

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力倒制抑低占偏加

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