Chinese symbol for “squeeze”
挤压
jǐ yā
Traditional: 擠壓
to squeeze; to compress; (fig.) to crowd out; to put pressure on
The closest CC-CEDICT match for squeeze is 挤压 (jǐ yā), defined as: to squeeze; to compress; (fig.) to crowd out; to put pressure on.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “squeeze”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挤 (擠) | jǐ | to crowd in; to cram in |
| 煞 | shā | to terminate; to cut short |
| 压榨 (壓榨) | yā zhà | to press; to squeeze |
| 挤紧 (擠緊) | jǐ jǐn | to squeeze |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 挤压.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拥挤 (擁擠) | yōng jǐ | crowded; to throng |
| 排挤 (排擠) | pái jǐ | to crowd out; to push aside |
| 挤出 (擠出) | jǐ chū | to squeeze out; to extrude |
| 挤满 (擠滿) | jǐ mǎn | crowded to bursting point; filled to overflowing |
| 挤进 (擠進) | jǐ jìn | to break into; to force one's way into |
| 压力 (壓力) | yā lì | pressure |
| 镇压 (鎮壓) | zhèn yā | suppression; repression |
| 压迫 (壓迫) | yā pò | to oppress; to repress |
See also: Japanese symbol for “squeeze”.
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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