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Character #834 · The First 1000

yā

pressure

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

Strokes
617
TraditionalSimplified
壓 压
Poster cell
V30
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • yālì pressure
  • yāpò to oppress
  • gāoyā high pressure
  • yāsuō to compress
  • yāzhì to suppress
  • yāyì to constrain or repress emotions
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 压壓

Write 压壓 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, yā, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell V30 · 28 × 36 grid

压壓 is #834 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 压 mean in English?
压 (yā) means "pressure": to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure.
How do you pronounce 压?
压 is pronounced yā in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄧㄚ.
How many strokes does 压 have?
The simplified form, 压, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 壓, has 17.
What is the traditional form of 压?
The traditional form of 压 is 壓. 压 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 壓 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 压?
Common words that use 压 include 压力 (yālì, pressure), 压迫 (yāpò, to oppress), 高压 (gāoyā, high pressure), 压缩 (yāsuō, to compress).
How common is 压?
压 is number 834 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell V30 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.