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Chinese symbol for “oppression”

压迫
yā pò
Traditional: 壓迫
to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression

The closest CC-CEDICT match for oppression is 压迫 (yā pò), defined as: to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

压 yā
press; oppress; crush; pressure
radical 27 ⼚ · 6 strokes
迫 pò
to compel, to force; pressing, urgent
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 压迫.

WordPinyinMeaning
压力 (壓力)yā lìpressure
镇压 (鎮壓)zhèn yāsuppression; repression
压缩 (壓縮)yā suōto compress; compression
压制 (壓制)yā zhìto suppress; to inhibit
高压 (高壓)gāo yā(physics) high pressure; (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure
被迫bèi pòto be compelled; to be forced
迫害pò hàito persecute
强迫 (強迫)qiǎng pòto compel; to force

See also: Japanese symbol for “oppression”.

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.

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