抑

yì

Meanings

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yì

1.to restrain
2.to restrict
3.to keep down
4.or

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Wiktionary

1.to press down; to keep down
2.to repress; to suppress; to restrain; to restrict
3.to hinder; to hamper; to obstruct
4.to lower (one's head); to look down
5.deep; low-pitched
6.sulky; depressed
7.muggy; sultry; humid
8.or (linking alternatives)
9.furthermore; moreover; also
10.however; but
11.then; and (used to connect two clauses or adjectives)
12.Meaningless sentence-initial particle.
13.a surname

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Etymology

Pictogram (象形): A hand suppressing a kneeling person. For contrast, see 印 (yìn).

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Stroke order

Components

抑扌卬

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Synonyms

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Related words

抑制 to inhibit 压抑 to constrain or repress emotions 抑郁 depressed; despondent; gloomy 贬抑 to belittle 抑素 chalone (protein inhibiting cell proliferation)抑扬 modulation (rising and falling pitch)平抑 to stabilize 抑塞 to repress 阻抑 to impede 抑且 (literary) moreover 遏抑 to suppress 冤抑 to suffer injustice