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抑
yì
to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress
🔤 Pictophonetic:
扌 (hand) provides meaning, 卬 provides pronunciation
Words Using 抑 (27)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
压抑
yāyì
to constrain or repress emotions / oppressive / stifling / depressing / repression
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压抑
yāyì
to constrain or repress emotions / oppressive / stifling / depressing / repression
抑
yì
to restrain / to restrict / to keep down / or
抑
yì
to restrain / to restrict / to keep down / or
抑制
yìzhì
to inhibit / to keep down / to suppress
抑制
yìzhì
to inhibit / to keep down / to suppress
抑郁
yìyù
depressed / despondent / gloomy / depression
抑郁
yìyù
depressed / despondent / gloomy / depression
抑或
yìhuò
or / could it be that...?
抑或
yìhuò
or / could it be that...?
抑且
yìqiě
(literary) moreover / in addition
抑且
yìqiě
(literary) moreover / in addition
女性贬抑
nǚxìngbiǎnyì
misogyny
女性贬抑
nǚxìngbiǎnyì
misogyny
抑制酶
yìzhìméi
inhibiting enzyme
抑制酶
yìzhìméi
inhibiting enzyme
抑制剂
yìzhìjì
suppressant / inhibitor
抑制剂
yìzhìjì
suppressant / inhibitor
抑制作用
yìzhìzuòyòng
inhibition
抑制作用
yìzhìzuòyòng
inhibition
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⿰扌卬
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Component Tree i
áng
卬
lofty; high; to raise; high-priced, expensive
💡 Ideographic:
A person kneeling 卩 before a person (a king) sitting 匕
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