抑 (jik1 | yi4) : restrain; repress; curb

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抑

jik1

yi4

[1] restrain; repress; curb
[2] or; but; however; besides; moreover; what is more

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

抑

This word has been viewed 6109 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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壓抑 aat3 jik1 ya1 yi4 = suppression

抑或 jik1 waak6 yi4 huo4 = or

抑制 jik1 zai3 yi4 zhi4 = to inhibit

抑制作用 jik1 zai3 zok3 jung6 yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4 = inhibition

貶抑 bin2 jik1 = debase

抑鬱 jik1 wat1 yi4 yu4 = depression; be in the dumps

抑鬱症 jik1 wat1 zing3 yi4 yu4 zheng4 = (medicine) depression

躁狂抑鬱症 cou3 kong4 jik1 wat1 zing3 zao4 kuang2 yi4 yu4 zheng4 = manic depression

抗抑鬱 kong3 jik1 wat1 kang4 yi4 yu4 = anti-depressant

抑壓 jik1 aat3 yi4 ya1 = repressed; suppressed
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Decimal representation of this word: 抑
Unicode code for this character: U+6291 (off-site link)

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