押 (yā): To mortgage — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 押

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 押

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

押

扌hand

甲armor

押=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 押

押 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 押

Pledge, Mortgage, Detain

Used in words related to giving something as security or detaining someone/something.

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

bǎ把

fáng房

zi子

yā押

gěi给

le

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扌hand

+甲armor

The hand (扌) presses down on a narrow opening (甲) — to detain or secure something firmly.

yā押

jīn金

cash pledge; deposit; security

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kòu扣

yā押

Detain / Seize

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ抵

yā押

Mortgage / Pledge

了

yín银

háng行

。

He mortgaged his house to the bank.

tā他

yòng用

fáng房

zi子

dǐ抵

yā押

dài贷

kuǎn款

。

He mortgaged his house for a loan.

zū租

fáng房

xū需

yào要

zhī支

fù付

yā押

jīn金

。

Renting requires paying a deposit.

Jǐng警

fāng方

guān关

yā押

le了

nà那

míng名

xián嫌

yí疑

rén人

。

The police detained that suspect.

Zhè这

shǒu首

shī诗

yā押

yùn韵

hěn很

zhěng整

qí齐

。

This poem rhymes very neatly.

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押 (yā): To mortgage — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 押

Stroke Order Diagrams 押

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 押

How to Use 押

Pledge, Mortgage, Detain

Example Sentences

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