壓

Translingual

Han character

壓 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+14, 17 strokes, cangjie input 一大土 (MKG), four-corner 7121₄, composition ⿸厭土(GHT) or ⿱厭土(JKV))

Derived characters

• 𢹥

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 241, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5557
• Dae Jaweon: page 480, character 33
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 495, character 6
• Unihan data for U+58D3

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qreːb) : phonetic 厭 (OC *qemʔ, *qems, *qeb) + semantic 土 (“dust”).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation 1

Definitions

壓

1. to press; to push down

   壓碎／压碎  ―  yāsuì  ―  to crush to pieces

   我的腿被石頭壓住了。 [MSC, trad.]
   我的腿被石头压住了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ de tuǐ bèi shítou yā zhù le.

   My legs were held down by rocks.

   最近被工作壓得喘不過氣來。 [MSC, trad.]
   最近被工作压得喘不过气来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zuìjìn bèi gōngzuò yā de chuǎn bù guò qì lái.

   I've been so stressed by work lately that it almost makes me out of breath.

2. to keep under control; to control

   壓住怒火／压住怒火  ―  yā zhù nùhuǒ  ―  to control one's anger

3. to suppress; to bring pressure on; to intimidate

   鎮壓／镇压  ―  zhènyā  ―  to suppress

4. to approach; to draw near; to close in on

   大軍壓境／大军压境  ―  dàjūnyājìng  ―  the army is bearing down in force

   • 楚晨壓晉軍而陳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     楚晨压晋军而陈。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Chǔ chén yā Jìn jūn ér zhèn.

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

5. to surpass; to prevail over

   • 高贊訪得他子弟才不壓眾，貌不超群，所以不曾許允。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     高赞访得他子弟才不压众，貌不超群，所以不曾许允。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Feng Menglong, Stories to Awaken the World, 1627 CE

     Gāo Zàn fǎng dé tā zǐdì cái bù yā zhòng, mào bù chāoqún, suǒyǐ bùcéng xǔyǔn.

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

6. to shelve; to lay aside
7. to risk; to stake

   alt. forms: 押 (yā)

8. (physics) pressure

   加壓／加压  ―  jiāyā  ―  to raise pressure

   血壓／血压  ―  xuèyā  ―  blood pressure

   電壓／电压  ―  diànyā  ―  voltage

9. Used in 壓根兒／压根儿 (yàgēnr, “in the first place”).
10. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to press and draw (a line)
11. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to scrape or pare off horizontally

Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

壓

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to separate; to set apart
2. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gather together; to collect

Etymology 2

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 圧)

1. pressure

Readings

• On (unclassified): あつ (atsu); おう (ō); えん (en)
• Kun: おさえる (osaeru)

Korean

Hanja

壓 (eumhun 누를 압 (nureul ap))

1. Hanja form^? of 압 (“pressure”).

Compounds

• 기압 (氣壓, giap, “air pressure”)
• 압축 (壓縮, apchuk, “compression”)
• 탄압 (彈壓, tanap, “oppression”)
• 압력 (壓力, amnyeok, “pressure”)

Vietnamese

Han character

壓: Hán Nôm readings: áp, ếm

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