• 755th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% 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

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

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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  • 1735th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 18 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. piān (Pian1)surname Pian
2. biǎn (bian3)flat • (old form of character 匾, horizontal tablet with inscription)
3. piān (pian1)small boat
4. piān (pian1)Polygonum aviculare (knot weed)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

压扁 (壓扁)
扁豆 

Uncommon

扁平 
扁担 (扁擔)
扁桃 
扁桃腺 
扁桃体 (扁桃體)
扁舟 
欠扁 
海扁 
看扁 
陈水扁 (陳水扁)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.