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HSK 5
押
yā
1.
to mortgage
2.
to pawn
3.
to detain in custody
4.
to escort and protect
5.
(literary) to sign
Very Common • Top 5%
✏️ 8 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
收押
shōuyā
in custody
羁押
jīyā
to detain
画押
huàyā
to sign
监押
jiānyā
a jail
看押
kānyā
to detain
花押
huāyā
signature (in grass-style writing)
声押
shēngyā
to apply to a court for an arrest warrant
押后
yāhòu
to adjourn
抵押
dǐyā
mortgage
押注
yāzhù
to bet
押租
yāzū
rent deposit
押解
yājiè
to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)
押车
yāchē
to escort (goods) during transportation
押送
yāsòng
to send under escort
押运
yāyùn
to escort (goods or funds)
扣押
kòuyā
to detain
押金
yājīn
deposit
押韵
yāyùn
to rhyme
拘押
jūyā
to arrest
关押
guānyā
to imprison
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,774
- Word Frequency Rank
- 3,863 of 84,292