to press; pressure; to push down

Character data

Radical ⼟ (32.14)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

壓 yā
  1. 1. to press
  2. 2. pressure
  3. 3. to push down
  4. 4. to keep under (control)
壓 yà
  1. 1. see yà gēn r

Words containing 壓

Word Meaning
overwhelming
to depress prices
acrylic (loanword); see also yà kè lì
to suppress; to stifle; to inhibit
pressure
pressure vessel; autoclave
under huge pressure; super stressed out
pressure (as measured)
pressure gauge; manometer; piezometer
pressure cooker
(fig.) to overwhelm
to crush and bury
to hold the attention of an audience
to help out
erhua variant of yā ya jiǎo
to crush
to compress; to compact
variant of yā bǎo
pressure (physics)
to squash; to crush flat
to constrain or repress emotions; depressing; oppressive
to squeeze out; to extrude
to force into submission; to compel sb to obey
press board (machine); vise jaw; see-saw
simply; absolutely; entirely