• 755th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ya1)to press • to push down • to keep under (control) • pressure
2. (ya4)in the first place • to crush

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ya1)The component is pronounced as 'yàn' (yan4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ya1)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ya4)The component is pronounced as 'yàn' (yan4). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (ya4)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

压力 (壓力)
压抑 (壓抑)

Uncommon

增压 (增壓)
压倒 (壓倒)
压制 (壓制)
压扁 (壓扁)
压挤 (壓擠)
压根 (壓根)
压根儿 (壓根兒)
压榨 (壓榨)
压岁钱 (壓歲錢)
压碎 (壓碎)
压缩 (壓縮)
压迫 (壓迫)
抗压 (抗壓)
指压 (指壓)
按压 (按壓)
挤压 (擠壓)
施压 (施壓)
欺压 (欺壓)
气压 (氣壓)
减压 (減壓)
积压 (積壓)
血压 (血壓)
解压 (解壓)
变压器 (變壓器)
重压 (重壓)
镇压 (鎮壓)
电压 (電壓)
高压 (高壓)
高压锅 (高壓鍋)
高血压 (高血壓)

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  • 1746th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 23 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (yi4)to restrain • to restrict • to keep down • or

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

压抑 (壓抑)
抑制 

Uncommon

抑或 
抑郁 (抑鬱)
抑郁症 (抑鬱症)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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