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Meaning of

抑 means to press down; to suppress; to restrain; a Chinese surname. Pronounced yì.

  • to press down; to suppress; to restrain
  • a Chinese surname
  • or; or else (used in questions, literary)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zhì
nèi
xīn
de
fèn
 

He could not suppress the anger in his heart.

Cháng
shēng
huó
zài
de
huán
jìng
zhōng
huì
yǐng
xiǎng
jiàn
kāng
 

Living in a repressive environment for a long time affects one's health.

men
yào
è
yáng
shàn
 
hóng
yáng
zhèng
 

We must suppress evil and encourage good to promote righteousness.

Zhèng
zhèng
zài
cǎi
cuò
shī
zhì
tōng
huò
péng
zhàng
 

The government is taking measures to curb inflation.

Qǐng
yào
tài
guò
zhì
de
qíng
gǎn
 

Please do not restrain your emotions too much.