è

common
literary

Meaning of

遏 means to stop; to check; to prevent; (of sound) to soar; to reach the clouds; (idiomatic) describing powerful, moving, or unstoppable sound or emotion. Pronounced è.

  • to stop; to check; to prevent
  • (of sound) to soar; to reach the clouds; (idiomatic) describing powerful, moving, or unstoppable sound or emotion

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhèng
cǎi
cuò
shī
è
zhì
tōng
huò
péng
zhàng
 

The government took measures to curb inflation.

shǐ
de
cháo
liú
è
zhì
 

The tide of history cannot be stopped.

shì
è
zhì
de
huǒ
 

He tried to restrain his anger.

Zhè
tiáo
xīn
guī
zhǐ
zài
è
zhǐ
fàn
zuì
 

This new regulation aims to prevent crime.

xiū
jiàn
hòu
 
hóng
shuǐ
de
shì
tou
bèi
è
zhì
zhù
le
 

After the dam was built, the force of the flood was checked.