抑 — Chinese character
抑
yì
to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress
- Pinyin
- yì
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 扌 卬
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 卬
- Japanese
- 抑 as a kanji
Common words with 抑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抑制 | yì zhì | to inhibit; to keep down |
| 压抑 (壓抑) | yā yì | to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive |
| 抑郁 (抑鬱) | yì yù | depressed; despondent; gloomy |
| 抑或 | yì huò | or; could it be that...? |
| 抑郁症 (抑鬱症) | yì yù zhèng | clinical depression |
| 抑制剂 (抑制劑) | yì zhì jì | suppressant; inhibitor |
| 抑止 | yì zhǐ | to supress; to restrain |
| 贬抑 (貶抑) | biǎn yì | to belittle; to disparage |
| 抑制作用 | yì zhì zuò yòng | inhibition |
| 平抑 | píng yì | to stabilize; to keep (prices, vermin etc) under control |
| 抑扬 (抑揚) | yì yáng | modulation (rising and falling pitch); intonation |
| 抑扬顿挫 (抑揚頓挫) | yì yáng dùn cuò | see 顿挫抑扬 (dùn cuò yì yáng) |
English words written with 抑
抑 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 5 · Mencius 6 · Zhuangzi 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 77
- Analects 1.10
- Analects 7.33
- Analects 13.20
- Analects 14.33
- Analects 19.12
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 2B.4
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