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抑
yì
1. to restrain
2. to restrict
3. to keep down
4. or
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

抑
yì
to curb, to hinder; to keep down, to repress
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

冤抑
yuānyì
to suffer injustice
压抑
yāyì
to constrain or repress emotions
HSK 6
抑且
yìqiě
(literary) moreover
抑制
yìzhì
to inhibit
抑或
yìhuò
or
抑扬
yìyáng
modulation (rising and falling pitch)
抑素
yìsù
chalone (protein inhibiting cell proliferation)
抑郁
yìyù
depressed
贬抑
biǎnyì
to belittle
遏抑
èyì
to suppress
抑制剂
yìzhìjì
suppressant
抑制酶
yìzhìméi
inhibiting enzyme
抑扬格
yìyánggé
iambic
抑郁症
yìyùzhèng
clinical depression
扬抑格
yángyìgé
trochaic
女性贬抑
nǚxìngbiǎnyì
misogyny
扶弱抑强
fúruòyìqiáng
to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
抑制作用
yìzhìzuòyòng
inhibition
抑扬顿挫
yìyángdùncuò
see [[頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬<dùncuòyìyáng>]]
抑郁不平
yìyùbùpíng
in a state of depression (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,747
Word Frequency Rank
5,778 of 84,292

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