壓

ya̅ = y + a1

to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure

压 = 厂 + 丶 + 土 : Maud Younger once heard that if you apply enough pressure, one can make diamonds out of dirt. In front of the ashram, she tries this out: She puts some dirt into a chocolate factory, applies as much pressure as she can, but all that comes out are petal leaves.

压

壓

yà = y + a4

see 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]

壓 character breakdown

壓
- 厭
- 土
  - 一
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

厌

厭

yàn = y + an4

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with / (literary) to satiate; to satisfy

厌 = 厂 + 犬 : While eating her favourite chocolate Maud Younger (y) enters the anthill's bathroom (an4) and finds the Saint Bernhard dog (犬) chilling out in the chocolate factory (厂), leaving his hair everywhere, especially in the chocolate. Suddenly Maud Younger realizes that this is the dark secret of the furry taste of her favourite chocolate and is terribly disgusted (厌).

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu

土

tǔ = tu + Ø3

earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

土 = 十 + 一 : Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He uses dust and clay (土) to hold them together.

Characters with 壓 as component

壓 is not used as a component in another character.

壓

壓 character breakdown

Characters with 壓 as component

Words with 壓

Sentences with 壓