Chinese symbol for “coerce”
要
yāo
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
The closest CC-CEDICT match for coerce is 要 (yāo), defined as: (bound form) to demand; to coerce.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “coerce”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引诱 (引誘) | yǐn yòu | to coerce (sb into doing sth bad); to lure (into a trap) |
| 胁迫 (脅迫) | xié pò | to coerce; to compel |
| 强制 (強制) | qiáng zhì | to force; to compel; to coerce; forced; compulsory |
| 劫 | jié | to rob; to plunder |
| 逼迫 | bī pò | to force; to compel |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 要.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
See also: Japanese symbol for “coerce”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.