压 (yā, yà) — Chinese Character

压

yā, yà

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

Radical: 厂 HSK 3 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

压 decomposes into the following components:

厂土丶

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 压.

低压

dī yā

偏压

piān yā

biasing (electronics)

冲压

chōng yā

减压

jiǎn yā

to reduce pressure

加压

jiā yā

to pressurize

升压

shēng yā

占压

zhàn yā

压价

yā jià

to depress prices

压伏

yā fú

压低

yā dī

to lower (one's voice)

压住

yā zhù

压倒

yā dǎo

to overwhelm

Characters that share the radical 厂.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.