扼(è)

7 strokes

to grip forcefully

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Character information

Pinyin
è
Meaning
to grip forcefully; to clutch at; to guard; to control; to hold
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 扼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌厄

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 厄 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu厄è

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 扼 step by step

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

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Words with 扼

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

è扼zhì制

to control; to restrain

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è扼shǒu守

to hold a pass; to guard (a strategic location)

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è扼sǐ死

to strangle; to throttle; to stifle (opinions)

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è扼hóu喉fǔ抚bèi背

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)

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è扼shā杀

to strangle

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è扼wàn腕

to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)

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è扼jīn襟kòng控yān咽

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

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è扼yào要

to the point

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Related characters

From 扼’s common words

制守死喉抚背杀腕

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