抑(yì)

HSK 7-97 strokes

to restrain

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Character information

Pinyin
yì
Meaning
to restrain; to restrict; to keep down; or
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 抑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌卬

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu卬áng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 抑 step by step

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

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Words with 抑

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

yā压yì抑
HSK 7-9

to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repress…

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yì抑zhì制
HSK 7-9

to inhibit

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yì抑yáng扬dùn顿cuò挫
HSK 7-9

see 顿挫抑扬

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yì抑yù郁
HSK 7-9

depressed; despondent; gloomy

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yì抑yù郁zhèng症
HSK 7-9

clinical depression

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yuān冤yì抑

to suffer injustice

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píng平yì抑

to stabilize; to keep (prices, vermin etc) under control

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fú扶ruò弱yì抑qiáng强

to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor

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From 抑’s common words

压制扬顿挫郁症冤

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