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  aat3 ngaat3   jyutping
  ya1 ya4 yan4   pinyin
[1] [v] press; oppress; pressure [2] [v] control; quell [3] [v] crush [4] [v] close in; press near (said of enemy troops) [5] [v] hold without taking action (a document, etc.) pigeonhole; shelve [6] a way of making a stroke in calligraphy [7] [v] excel; surpass others (in ability, etc.)

Stroke count: 17
Level: 3
Radical: (#32)
壓 / 压
This character was last edited on 10th Jun 2008

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detail  aat3 jik1  ya1 yi4 = suppression
detail  aat3 bin2  ya1 bian3 = to flatten; to squash
detail  aat3 zyu6  ya1 zhu4 = to flatten; to press
detail  aat3 lik6  ya1 li4 = pressure
detail  din6 aat3  dian4 ya1 = voltage; volt
detail  gou1 hyut3 aat3  gao1 xue4 ya1 (PRC), gao1 xie3 ya1 (Taiwan) = high blood pressure; hypertension
detail  hyut3 aat3  xue4 ya1 (PRC), xie3 ya1 (Taiwan) = blood pressure
detail  dai1 hyut3 aat3  di1 xue4 ya1 (PRC), di1 xie3 ya1 (Taiwan) = low blood pressure
detail  aat3 bik1  ya1 po4 = to oppress; oppression
detail  aat3 suk1  ya1 suo1 = to compress; compression
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