遏(è)

HSK 7-912 strokes

to restrain

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Character information

Pinyin
è
Meaning
to restrain; to check; to hold back
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 遏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶曷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 曷 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辶chuò曷hé

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 遏 step by step

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

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Words with 遏

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

è遏zhì制
HSK 7-9

to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to…

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è遏yì抑

to suppress; to restrain

Open 遏抑 page →
è遏zhǐ止

to hold back; to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance); to resist; esp. with ne…

Open 遏止 page →
nù怒bù不kě可è遏

unable to restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage

Open 怒不可遏 page →
zǔ阻è遏

to impede

Open 阻遏 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 遏’s common words

制抑止怒不可阻

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