按 — Chinese character
按
àn
to check, to control, to push, to restrain
- Pinyin
- àn
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 扌 安
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 安
- Japanese
- 按 as a kanji
Common words with 按
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; on the basis of |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage; to massage |
| 按钮 (按鈕) | àn niǔ | to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action) |
| 按时 (按時) | àn shí | on time; before deadline |
| 按键 (按鍵) | àn jiàn | button or key (on a device); keystroke |
| 按下 | àn xià | to press down; to press a button |
| 按揭 | àn jiē | a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese); to buy property on a mortgage |
| 编者按 (編者按) | biān zhě àn | editor's commentary |
| 按摩师 (按摩師) | àn mó shī | masseur; massage therapist |
| 按期 | àn qī | on schedule; on time |
| 按压 (按壓) | àn yā | to press; to push (a button) |
| 按说 (按說) | àn shuō | in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally |
English words written with 按
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.