è

common
verb

Meaning of

扼 means to strangle; to choke; to clutch tightly; to guard; to control; to hold (a strategic position). Pronounced è.

  • to strangle; to choke; to clutch tightly
  • to guard; to control; to hold (a strategic position)

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Xiōng
shǒu
è
shā
shòu
hài
zhě
 

The murderer attempted to strangle the victim.

è
zhù
gǒu
de
zi
 
ràng
táo
tuō
 

He clutched the dog's neck, preventing it from escaping.

Zài
xiǎo
shuō
zhōng
 
xié
è
de
wáng
xiǎng
è
shā
zhěng
shì
jiè
de
wàng
 

In the novel, the evil demon king wants to strangle the hope of the entire world.

gǎn
jué
zhī
shǒu
è
zhù
le
de
hóu
lóng
 
zhì
 

He felt a hand choke his throat, nearly suffocating him.

Zhè
zhǒng
è
shā
chuàng
zào
de
huán
jìng
gǎi
biàn
 

This environment that stifles creativity must change.