Chinese symbol for “constrained”
迫于
pò yú
Traditional: 迫於
constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for constrained is 迫于 (pò yú), defined as: constrained; restricted; forced to; under pressure to do sth.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “constrained”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偓 | wò | constrained |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict; to restrain |
| 缩手缩脚 (縮手縮腳) | suō shǒu suō jiǎo | bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained |
| 拘泥 | jū nì | to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to |
| 束手束脚 (束手束腳) | shù shǒu shù jiǎo | (idiom) restricted; constrained; inhibited |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 迫于.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被迫 | bèi pò | to be compelled; to be forced |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute |
| 强迫 (強迫) | qiǎng pò | to compel; to force |
| 迫使 | pò shǐ | to force; to compel |
| 压迫 (壓迫) | yā pò | to oppress; to repress |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent; pressing |
| 对于 (對於) | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 由于 (由於) | yóu yú | due to; as a result of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “constrained”.
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.