Memory phrase for the Kanji: 压


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Meaning

to press, to push down, pressure, to keep under (control)

Pronunciation

yā, yà

Explanation

Cliff and earth with emphasis

Mnemonic

At the cliff it affects the emphasized earth: The pressure.

Radicals

cliff
earth, ground
dotIn many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke is used in the mnemonics accordingly.
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Vocabulary

 压力  yā lì  pressure
 压缩机  yā suō jī  compactor; compressor
 挤压  jǐ yā  to squeeze; to press; to extrude
 液压  yè yā  hydraulic pressure
 压制  yā zhì  to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle
 压缩  yā suō  to compress; compression
 压迫  yā pò  to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
 镇压  zhèn yā  suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
 压强  yā qiáng  pressure
 变压器  biàn yā qì  transformer
 大气压  dà qì yā  atmospheric pressure
 大气压  dà qì yā  


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