押(yā)

HSK 58 strokes

to mortgage

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Character information

Pinyin
yā
Meaning
to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 押 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌甲

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

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

Made of

扌shǒu甲jiǎ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 押 step by step

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

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Words with 押

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

yā押jīn金
HSK 5

deposit

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kòu扣yā押
HSK 7-9

to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property

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dǐ抵yā押
HSK 7-9

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral

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diǎn典yā押

see 典当

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dǐ抵yā押pǐn品

security (property held against a loan)

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dǐ抵yā押wù物

collateral (finance)

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yā押hòu后

to adjourn

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yā押zhù注

to bet

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Related characters

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 押’s common words

金扣抵典品物后注

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