Chinese symbol for “press”
按
àn
to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control
The closest CC-CEDICT match for press is 按 (àn), defined as: to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “press”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 压 (壓) | yā | to press; to push down |
| 敦促 | dūn cù | to press; to urge |
| 新闻界 (新聞界) | xīn wén jiè | the press; the media |
| 压榨 (壓榨) | yā zhà | to press; to squeeze |
| 按压 (按壓) | àn yā | to press; to push (a button) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 按.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; on the basis of |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage; to massage |
| 按钮 (按鈕) | àn niǔ | to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action) |
| 按时 (按時) | àn shí | on time; before deadline |
| 按键 (按鍵) | àn jiàn | button or key (on a device); keystroke |
| 按下 | àn xià | to press down; to press a button |
See also: Japanese symbol for “press”.
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.