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按
àn
1. to press
2. to push
3. to leave aside or shelve
4. to control
5. to restrain
6. to keep one's hand on
7. to check or refer to
8. according to
9. in the light of
10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

按
àn
to check, to control, to push, to restrain
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

按下
ànxià
to press down
按压
ànyā
to press
按天
àntiān
daily (law)
按季
ànjì
according to season
按察
ànchá
to investigate (old)
按捺
ànnà
to restrain
按揭
ànjiē
a mortgage
按摩
ànmó
massage
HSK 6
按日
ànrì
daily (law)
按时
ànshí
on time
HSK 4
按月
ànyuè
monthly
按期
ànqī
on schedule
按照
ànzhào
according to
HSK 4
按理
ànlǐ
according to reason
按立
ànlì
ordination
按纳
ànnà
variant of [[按捺<ànnà>]]
按脉
ànmài
to feel (take) the pulse
按蚊
ànwén
anopheles
按诊
ànzhěn
palpation (as a method of examination)
按语
ànyǔ
note

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
572
Word Frequency Rank
1,159 of 84,292

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