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压 (yā): To press down — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 压

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How to write 压 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 压

压 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

压

厂cliff, building

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4.

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5.

How to Use 压

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 压 works in context.

Suppress or Restrain

The character 压 conveys the action of applying pressure to hold down, control, or restrict.

压制 • yā zhì • suppress; stifle; inhibit • HSK 6

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 压

HSK words that contain this character.

压力 • yā lì • pressure

HSK 4

yā压

lì

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 压 is used in context

yā压

suō缩

wén文

jiàn件

kě可

yǐ以

Information

Pinyinyā

Meaningto press down

Strokes6

Radical厂

Traditional壓

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#734

Zhuyinㄧㄚ

UnicodeU+538B

CangjieMGK

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丶dot

压=厂cliff, building+土earth, soil+丶dot

Earth (土) under a cliff (厂) with a dot (丶) — to press down or suppress.

yā压

zhì制

suppress; stifle; inhibit

压抑 • yā yì • constrain; inhibit; hold back • HSK 6

HSK 6

yā压

yì抑

constrain; inhibit; hold back

压迫 • yā pò • oppress; repress; constrict • HSK 6

HSK 6

yā压

pò迫

oppress; repress; constrict

Pressure (Physical or Conceptual)

The character 压 denotes the concept of pressure, often measured or applied in scientific or everyday contexts.

气压 • qì yā • pressure; atmospheric pressure; gas pressure • HSK 6

HSK 6

qì气

yā压

pressure; atmospheric pressure; gas pressure

血压 • xuè yā • blood pressure • HSK 6

HSK 6

xuè血

yā压

blood pressure

减压 • jiǎn yā • to reduce pressure • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiǎn减

yā压

to reduce pressure

力

pressure

压岁钱 • yā suì qián • [money given to children as a lunar New Year gift]

HSK 6

yā压

suì岁

qián钱

[money given to children as a lunar New Year gift]

压榨 • yā zhà • press; squeeze; expression

HSK 6

yā压

zhà榨

press; squeeze; expression

压缩 • yā suō • compress; condense; cut down

HSK 6

yā压

suō缩

compress; condense; cut down

压倒 • yā dǎo • Overwhelm / outweigh

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yā压

dǎo倒

Overwhelm / outweigh

压轴 • yā zhòu • serve as the grand finale

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yā压

zhòu轴

serve as the grand finale

jié节

shěng省

cún存

chǔ储

kōng空

jiān间

。

Compressing files can save storage space.

yā压

pò迫

rén人

mín民

de的

xíng行

wéi为

shì是

bù不

gōng公

zhèng正

de的

。

Oppressing people is unjust behavior.

gōng工

zuò作

yā压

lì力

dà大

，

xū需

yào要

shì适

dàng当

fàng放

sōng松

。

Work pressure is high, need to relax properly.

Qǐng请

yòng用

shǒu手

qīng轻

qīng轻

yā压

zhù住

zhè这

zhāng张

zhǐ纸

。

Please use your hand to gently press down on this piece of paper.

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