扼

to grip forcefully / to clutch at / to guard / to control / to hold

variant of 扼[e4]

distressed

variant of 厄[e4]

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

to strangle / to throttle

to strangle / to throttle / to stifle (opinions)

brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct

to the point / concise

to wring one's hands (literally wring one's wrists)

to control / to restrain

to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass

to hold a pass / to guard (a strategic location)

lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom) / fig. to occupy all key points (military)

to strangle / to throttle