Chinese symbol for “mortgage”
押
yā
to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect
The closest CC-CEDICT match for mortgage is 押 (yā), defined as: to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “mortgage”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按揭 | àn jiē | a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese); to buy property on a mortgage |
| 抵 | dǐ | to press against; to support; to prop up; to resist; to withstand |
| 典质 (典質) | diǎn zhì | to mortgage; to pawn |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 押.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关押 (關押) | guān yā | to imprison; to lock up (in jail) |
| 抵押 | dǐ yā | to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral |
| 扣押 | kòu yā | to detain; to hold in custody |
| 羁押 (羈押) | jī yā | to detain; to take into custody |
| 押金 | yā jīn | deposit; down payment |
| 质押 (質押) | zhì yā | to pledge (sth, usu. moveables, as security for a loan) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “mortgage”.
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.